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Urology

The chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and pain catastrophizing: A vicious combination

Hans HedelinDepartments of Research and Development and Urology, Kärnsjukhuset, Skövde, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 273-278 | Received 20 Dec 2011, Accepted 15 Feb 2012, Published online: 27 Mar 2012

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