Psychometric Analysis of International Prostate Symptom Score for Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1199-1202

  Okamura, Kikuo ^a   Nojiri, Yoshikatsu ^a   Osuga, Yoko ^a   Tange, Chikako ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URETHRAL DISEASES; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 67349135017     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.01.054     Document Type: Article

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