Refractory chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men: Can transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation help?

BJU International

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Schneider, Marc P ^a   Tellenbach, Marc ^a   Mordasini, Livio ^a   Thalmann, George N ^a   Kessler, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

chronic pelvic pain syndrome; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879694403     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bju.12005     Document Type: Article

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