Erratum: The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and treatment-seeking behaviour in males over 40 years in Singapore: A community-based study (Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2012) DOI:10.1038/pcan.2011.69);The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and treatment-seeking behaviour in males over 40 years in Singapore: A community-based study

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-277

  Chong, C ^a   Fong, L ^a   Lai, R ^a   Lau, W K O ^b   Hartmann, M ^c   Chia, S E ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

health seeking behaviour; IPSS; lower urinary tract symptoms; LUTS; population based; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOCTURIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGAPORE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 84865347557     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: 14765608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2012.11     Document Type: Erratum

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