Diagnosing the prostatitis patient: The dilemma continues

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-323

  Potts, Jeannette M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036676349     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0057-9     Document Type: Article

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