Chronic Pelvic Pain and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Both Sexes: Analysis of 2749 Participants of an Urban Health Screening Project

European Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 499-508

  Marszalek, Martin ^a   Wehrberger, Clemens ^a   Temml, Christian ^a   Ponholzer, Anton ^a   Berger, Ingrid ^a   Madersbacher, Stephan ^a  

^a Donauspital ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Interstitial cystitis; Pelvic pain; Prevalence; Prostatitis; Voiding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRIA; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PELVIC PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 57649226078     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.03.073     Document Type: Article

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