The quality of life outcome following treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-117

  Quek, K F ^a   Low, W Y ^a   Razack, A H ^a   Loh, C S ^b   Chua, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b Sunway Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alpha blockers; Health Related Quality of Life; International Prostate symptom Score; Pain; Transurethral resection of the prostate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034585801     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950001200210     Document Type: Article

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