Smoking habits and benign prostatic hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Previous studies have warned against the promoting effects of cigarette smoking on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In contrast, some have argued that smoking confers a protective effect regarding BPH, while others have observed an aggravated effect. Thus, we performed this meta-analysis to deter...

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Main Authors: Xu, Huan, Fu, Shi, Chen, Yanbo, Chen, Qi, Gu, Meng, Wang, Zhong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985338/