The prevalence and natural history of urinary symptoms among recreational ketamine users

BJU International

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2012, Pages E164-E165

  Yiu, Ming Kwomg ^a   Ng, Chi Man ^b   Ma, Wai Kit ^b   To, Kin Chung ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

ABSTINENCE; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; CHINESE; CYSTITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LETTER; PELVIC PAIN AND URGENCY FREQUENCY PATIENT SYMPTOMS SCALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 84865457274     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.10742_3.x     Document Type: Letter

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