PubMed ID:
19193408
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2009
Affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. qclemens@umich.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2008.11.007
Authors:
Calhoun EA,
Clemens JQ,
Markossian T
Studies:
Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network
To perform a comparison of the economic impact of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) because limited information is available. Furthermore, no direct comparisons of the costs of these 2 conditions have been performed. Such a comparison is relevant because the distinction between the 2 conditions is not always clear.