Treatment of chronic prostatitis

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-3

  Alexander, Richard B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONHUMAN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 20744435935     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0003     Document Type: Review

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