Treatment of chronic prostatitis in Chinese men

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-156

  Liang, Chao Zhao ^a   Li, Hong Jun ^b   Wang, Zhi Ping ^c   Xing, Jun Ping ^d   Hu, Wei Lie ^e   Zhang, Tao Fu ^a   Ge, Wei Wei ^a   Hao, Zong Yao ^a   Zhang, Xian Sheng ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Li, Yu ^a   Zhou, Zheng Xing ^a   Tang, Zhi Guo ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTATITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249220412     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2008.46     Document Type: Article

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