Impact of LUTS Using Bother Index in DAN-PSS-1 Questionnaire

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 473-478

  Häkkinen, Jukka T ^a   Hakama, Matti ^b   Huhtala, Heini ^b   Shiri, Rahman ^b   Auvinen, Anssi ^b   Tammela, Teuvo L J ^a,c   Koskimäki, Juha ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; DAN PSS 1; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTHER INDEX; BOTHERSOMENESS; DANISH PROSTATIC SYMPTOM SCORE 1 QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PARAMETER; POSTAL MAIL; POSTMICTURITION DRIBBLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; URINARY URGENCY;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33845584322     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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