Information About Male Chronic Pelvic and Urogenital Pain on the Internet: An Evaluation of Internet Resources

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1275-1283

  Showghi, Natasha N ^a   Williams, Amanda C de C ^b  

^a Camden Psychological Therapies Service (Kentish Town Locality)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient perspective; Pelvic; Pudendal neuralgia; Urogenital

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; URINARY TRACT PAIN;

EID: 84867641386     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01466.x     Document Type: Review

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