Primary care physician practices in the diagnosis, treatment and management of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-295

  Calhoun, E A ^a   Clemens, J Q ^b   Litwin, M S ^c   Walker Corkery, E ^d   Markossian, T ^a   Kusek, J W ^e   McNaughton Collins, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSTATITIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 70249142186     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: 14765608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2009.9     Document Type: Article

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