Estimating a population's needs for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men: What is the extent of unmet need?

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-147

  Treagust, Janette ^a   Morkane, Tony ^b   Speakman, Mark ^c  

^a Avon Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Somerset Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Needs; Population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRA DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0034956218     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/23.2.141     Document Type: Article

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