Self-assessed health, sadness and happiness in relation to the total burden of symptoms from the lower urinary tract

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 810-815

  Engström, Gabriella ^a,b,c   Henningsohn, Lars ^d   Steineck, Gunnar ^d   Leppert, Jerzy ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DAN PSS; Happiness; Health; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Sadness; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SWEDEN; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SWEDEN; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 17444416411     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05406.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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