Chondroitin sulphate in the treatment of interstitial cystitis and chronic inflammatory disease of the urinary bladder

European Urology, Supplement

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 16-18

  Sorensen, Ronald B ^a,b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chondroitin sulphate; Interstitial cystitis; Potassium test

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; BLADDER DISTENSION; BLADDER MUCOSA; BLADDER PERMEABILITY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LABORATORY TEST; PAIN; POTASSIUM TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY;

EID: 0141453953     PISSN: 15699056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9056(03)00036-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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