Association of Physician Specialty and Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Han LC, Kim SP, Gross CP, Ross JS, Van Houten HK, Smaldone MC, Krambeck AE, Shah ND. Association of Physician Specialty and Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Medical Care 2014, 52: 128-136. PMID: 24423810, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5-alpha Reductase InhibitorsAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsAdultAgedFamily PracticeHumansInternal MedicineMaleMedicineMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prostatic HyperplasiaRetrospective StudiesUrologyConceptsIncident benign prostatic hyperplasiaBenign prostatic hyperplasiaPrimary care providersMedical therapyProstatic hyperplasiaPhysician specialtyNew agentsRespective drug classesAdministrative claims databaseLittle available evidenceRetrospective cohortMedical managementClaims databaseMonths postdiagnosisInsured patientsDrug classesCare providersBlockersReductase inhibitorsPatientsExisting agentsAvailable evidenceUrologistsOverall useHyperplasia