Urology
Volume 68, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages 29-37 , August 2006

Patient-reported outcomes in overactive bladder: The influence of perception of condition and expectation for treatment benefit

  • Daniela Marschall-Kehrel

      Affiliations

    • Urological Consultancy, Oberursel, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Daniela Marschall-Kehrel, MD, Urological Office, Urological Consultancy, Vorstadt 20, 61440 Oberursel, Germany.
    • Daniela Marschall-Kehrel is on the pediatric advisory board of Novartis; and is a member of ATLAS (Novartis) and NEXUS (Pfizer Inc).
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  • Richard G. Roberts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • Richard Roberts is a consultant for Astellas, Novartis, and Pfizer Inc; and an investigator for Pfizer Inc.
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  • Linda Brubaker

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
    • Linda Brubaker receives research funding from Q-Med, Pfizer Inc, and Allergan Inc. and receives consultant/speaker honoraria from Q-Med, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, and Astellas.

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PII: S0090-4295(06)00774-6

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.02.046

Urology
Volume 68, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages 29-37 , August 2006

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