Theories of prostatitis etiology

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-312

  Karlovsky, Matthew E ^a   Pontari, Michel A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Prostatitis; Finasteride; Interstitial Cystitis; Pelvic Pain Syndrome; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSTATITIS; RAT; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0036674486     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0055-y     Document Type: Article

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