Severity interstitial cystitis symptoms and quality of life in female patients

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1361-1368

  El Khoudary, Samar R ^a   Talbott, Evelyn O ^a   Bromberger, Joyce T ^a   Chang, Chung Chou Ho ^a   Songer, Thomas J ^a   Davis, Edward L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Citrus Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MENTAL HEALTH; MICTURITION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PENTOSAN SULFURIC POLYESTER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349194739     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1270     Document Type: Article

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