Continence following radical retropubic prostatectomy using self-reporting instruments

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1212-1215

  Lepor, Herbert ^a   Kaci, Ledia ^a   Xue, Xiaonan ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Outcomes research (health care); Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF CONTINENCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES PROSTATE CANCER INDEX; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 1542297818     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000110631.81774.9c     Document Type: Article

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