The Need for Prospective Cohort Study of the Association between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Cognitive Decline in Elderly Individuals

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¹ Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
² Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, Korea. kamsungchul@hanmail.net.

Dong Yun Lee et al. World J Mens Health. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;41(4):974-975.

doi: 10.5534/wjmh.220187. Epub 2023 Jan 30.

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
² Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Jinju, Korea. kamsungchul@hanmail.net.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have nothing to disclose.

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