The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in the USA, the UK and Sweden: Results from the epidemiology of LUTS (EpiLUTS) study

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-360

  Coyne, Karin S ^a   Sexton, Chris C ^a   Thompson, Christine L ^a   Milsom, Ian ^b   Irwin, Debra ^c   Kopp, Zoe S ^d   Chapple, Christopher R ^e   Kaplan, Steven ^f   Tubaro, Andrea ^g   Aiyer, Lalitha P ^d   Wein, Alan J ^h  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bother; Community survey; Epidemiology; LUTS; Prevalence; Urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICTURITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URINARY FREQUENCY;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 68049126564     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08427.x     Document Type: Article

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