How common is prostatitis? A national survey of physician visits

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1224-1228

  Collins, Mary McNaughton ^a   Stafford, Randall S ^a   O'Leary, Michael P ^a   Barry, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Antibiotics; Epidemiology; Prostate; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0031898370     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63564-X     Document Type: Article

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