Urinary symptoms and impaired quality of life in female ketamine users: Persistence after cessation of use

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-273

  Cheung, Rachel Y K ^a   Chan, Symphorosa S C ^a   Lee, Jacqueline H S ^a   Pang, Albe W L ^a   Choy, K W ^a   Chung, Tony K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Female urogenital diseases; Ketamine; Quality of life; Substance related disorders; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMPAIRED BLADDER EMPTYING; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE SHORT FORM; KETAMINE ABUSE; MICTURITION DISORDER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE VOLUME; UROGENITAL DISTRESS INVENTORY SHORT FORM;

BODY MASS INDEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; KETAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 80052920605     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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