Development of a multiregional United States Spanish version of the International Prostate Symptom Score and the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Impact Index

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1896-1901

  Bailey, A ^a   Martin, M L ^a   Girman, C ^b   McNaughton Collins, M ^c   Barry, M J ^c  

^a Health Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Prostate; Prostatic hyperplasia; Questionnaires; Translations

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MEXICO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27544472286     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000177072.59090.f7     Document Type: Article

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