Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1118-1122 , June 2003

American Urological Association Symptom Index for lower urinary tract symptoms in women: correlation with degree of bother and impact on quality of life

  • Harriette M Scarpero

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Joshua Fiske

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Xiaonan Xue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Victor W Nitti

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Victor W. Nitti, M.D., Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, 150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA

Received 12 September 2002 ,Accepted 16 January 2003.

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PII: S0090-4295(03)00037-2

doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00037-2

Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1118-1122 , June 2003

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