Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for nonbacterial prostatitis: A randomized double-blind sham controlled study using new prostatitis specific assessment questionnaires

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1950-1955

  Nickel, J Curtis ^a   Sorensen, Ron ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

hyperthermia, induced; microwaves; prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029863709     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66056-7     Document Type: Article

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