Epidemiology of prostatitis: New evidence for a world-wide problem

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-74

  Krieger, John N ^a   Riley, Donald E ^a   Cheah, Phaik Yeong ^b   Liong, Men Long ^c   Yuen, Kah Hay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c Lam Wah Ee Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Chronic prostatitis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0642339068     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-003-0329-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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