Bladder pain syndrome treated with triple therapy with gabapentin, amitriptyline, and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

International Neurourology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 256-260

  Lee, Jea Whan ^a   Han, Dong Youp ^a   Jeong, Hee Jong ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bladder pain syndrome; Interstitial cystitis; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255190543     PISSN: 20934777     EISSN: 20936931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5213/inj.2010.14.4.256     Document Type: Article

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