Impact on quality of life of different lower urinary tract symptoms in men measured by means of the SF 36 questionnaire

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 485-494

  Engström, Gabriella ^a,b   Henningsohn, Lars ^c   Walker Engström, Marie Louise ^d   Leppert, Jerzy ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Danish Prostatic Symptom Score; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Men; Quality of life; Short Form 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 33751580749     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590600830862     Document Type: Article

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