Differences in prostate disease symptoms and visits to the general practitioner among three ethnic groups in New Zealand

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 96-100

  Gray, Marion A ^a   Crampton, Peter ^a   Weinstein, Philip ^b   Nacey, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Ethnicity; International Prostate Symptom Score; Lower urinary tract symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINORITY GROUP; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; URETHRA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 3242766829     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04908.x     Document Type: Article

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