Recommendations for the evaluation of patients with prostatitis

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-81

  Nickel, J Curtis ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Chronic prostatitis; Evaluation; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 0642277873     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-003-0328-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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