Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1156-1159 , June 2003

Acupuncture ameliorates symptoms in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

  • Richard Chen

      Affiliations

    • Trillium Medical Center, Acupuncture Foundation of Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • J.Curtis Nickel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: J. Curtis Nickel, M.D., Department of Urology, Queen’s University, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada

Received 18 November 2002 ,Accepted 16 January 2003.

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PII: S0090-4295(03)00141-9

doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00141-9

Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1156-1159 , June 2003

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