Variation in continence and potency by definition

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 I, 2003, Pages 1291-1294

  Krupski, Tracey L ^a   Saigal, Christopher S ^a   Litwin, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Prostate; Prostatic neoplasms; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRITING;

EID: 0042191749     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000085341.63407.46     Document Type: Article

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