Prevalence of distress and symptom severity from the lower urinary tract in men: A population-based study with the DAN-PSS questionnaire

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 617-622

  Engström, Gabriella ^a,b   Walker Engström, Marie Louise ^a   Henningsohn, Lars ^c   Lööf, Lars ^a   Leppert, Jerzy ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DAN PSS; Distress; LUTS; Population based; Postal questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH PROSTATIC SYMPTOM SCORE; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICTURITION DISORDER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETHRA DISEASE; URINARY URGENCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY TRACT; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 10644220192     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh607     Document Type: Article

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