Role of mepartricin in category III chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A randomized prospective placebo-controlled trial

Urology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-16

  De Rose, Aldo Franco ^a   Gallo, Fabrizio ^a   Giglio, Matteo ^a   Carmignani, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEPARTRICIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0742324797     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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