Quality of Life in Women with Urinary Tract Infections: Is Benign Disease a Misnomer?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 392-397

  Ellis, Anne K ^a   Verma, Sarita ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034321555     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-13-6-392     Document Type: Article

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