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Men’s health 2018: BPH, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, supplements

Alexander Chaitoff, MPH, T. Colin Killeen, DO and Craig Nielsen, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 871-880; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18011
Alexander Chaitoff
Medical Student, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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T. Colin Killeen
Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Craig Nielsen
Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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ABSTRACT

This review describes the latest research and guidelines for 4 topics in men’s health commonly addressed by primary care physicians: the diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction and the evidence concerning the use of dietary supplements in men.

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Men’s health 2018: BPH, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, supplements
Alexander Chaitoff, T. Colin Killeen, Craig Nielsen
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Nov 2018, 85 (11) 871-880; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.85a.18011

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