Increased Risk of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia in Sleep Apnea Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

BACKGROUND: Sleep apnea (SA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH). Chronic IH induces systemic inflammatory processes, which can cause tissue damage and contribute to prostatic enlargement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between ben...

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Autores principales: Chou, Ping-Song, Chang, Wei-Chiao, Chou, Wei-Po, Liu, Mu-En, Lai, Chiou-Lian, Liu, Ching-Kuan, Ku, Yan-Chiou, Tsai, Shih-Jen, Chou, Yii-Her, Chang, Wei-Pin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24667846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093081

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24667846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093081

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