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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
1999
Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Womens' Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Authors
Curhan GC, Curhan SG, Hunter DJ, Speizer FE, Stampfer MJ
Studies
Citation
Curhan GC, Speizer FE, Hunter DJ, Curhan SG, Stampfer MJ. Epidemiology of interstitial cystitis: a population based study. J Urol 1999 Feb;161(2):549-52.

Abstract

Interstitial cystitis is a chronic and debilitating syndrome but surprisingly little is known about its epidemiology. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of interstitial cystitis among women in the United States.