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Mapping of pain phenotypes in female patients with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis and controls.
European urology - 1 Dec 2012
Tripp Dean A, Nickel J Curtis, Wong Jennifer, Pontari Michel, Moldwin Robert, Mayer Robert, Carr Lesley K, Doggweiler Ragi, Yang Claire C, Mishra Nagendra, Nordling Jorgen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) patients report multiple pain locations outside the pelvis. No research has examined pain using a whole-body diagram, pain-associated adjustment factors, or the impact of pain in multiple body areas on patients' quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVE: Compare and contrast pain in BPS/IC patients and controls using a whole-body diagram (visible body...
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