Epidemiology of prostatitis in Finnish men: A population-based cross-sectional study

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 443-448

  Mehik, A ^a   Hellstrom P ^a   Lukkarinen, O ^a   Sarpola, A ^b   Jarvelin M R ^c  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Chronic prostatitis; Climate; Epidemiology; Population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSTATITIS; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 0033813118     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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