Psychosocial Predictors of Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Bother in Black Men: The Flint Men's Health Study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1072-1077

  Seyfried, Lisa S ^a,b   Wallner, Lauren P ^b,c   Sarma, Aruna V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; quality of life; questionnaires; risk factors; urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTHERSOMENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 68149172765     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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