Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in China, Taiwan, and South Korea: Results from a Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1953-1965

  Chapple, Christopher ^a   Castro Diaz, David ^b   Chuang, Yao Chi ^c   Lee, Kyu Sung ^d   Liao, Limin ^e   Liu, Shih Ping ^f   Wang, Jianye ^g   Yoo, Tag Keun ^h   Chu, Romeo ^i,j   Sumarsono, Budiwan ⁱ  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^h Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Regional Headquaters   (Singapore)

^j NONE   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

China; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Prevalence; Republic of Korea; Taiwan; Urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; INTERNET; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN; URINARY URGENCY; AGED; HEALTH STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 85022060250     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: 18658652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-017-0577-9     Document Type: Article

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