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Are symptoms of BOO and OABS relieved more effectively by doxazosin plus tolterodine than by doxazosin alone?

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boxed-textLee JY et al. (2004) Comparison of doxazosin with or without tolterodine in men with symptomatic bladder outlet obstruction and an overactive bladder. BJU Intl 94: 817–820

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Wyndaele, J. Are symptoms of BOO and OABS relieved more effectively by doxazosin plus tolterodine than by doxazosin alone?. Nat Rev Urol 2, 76–77 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0093

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