Epidemiology and demographics of prostatitis

Anthony J. Schaeffer*

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Abstract

This paper reviews the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) classification system for prostatitis and summarizes North American data on the incidence and prevalence of NIH category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, focusing upon a baseline demographic analysis of the US Chronic Prostatitis Cohort Study, a longitudinal study of 488 patients diagnosed with category III prostatitis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5-10
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Urology, Supplement
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2003

Keywords

  • Chronic pelvic pain syndrome
  • Chronic prostatitis
  • Classification
  • Diagnosis
  • Epidemiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Urology

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