Controversies in chronic abacterial prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-204

  Hedelin, Hans ^a   Fall, Magnus ^b  

^a Centre for Research and Development   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic prostatitis; Pelvic pain; Prostate

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; ROFECOXIB;

CLINICAL TRIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 42449123280     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590701777749     Document Type: Review

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