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. 2008 Jul;9(4):320-7.
doi: 10.1007/s11934-008-0055-7.

Category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: insights from the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network studies

J Curtis Nickel  1 , Richard B Alexander, Rodney Anderson, Richard Berger, Craig V Comiter, Nand S Datta, Jackson E Fowler, John N Krieger, J Richard Landis, Mark S Litwin, Mary McNaughton-Collins, Michael P O'Leary, Michel A Pontari, Anthony J Schaeffer, Daniel A Shoskes, Paige White, John Kusek, Leroy Nyberg; Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network Study Groups
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Category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: insights from the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network studies

J Curtis Nickel et al. Curr Urol Rep. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome remains an enigmatic medical condition. Creation of the National Institutes of Health-funded Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network (CPCRN) has stimulated a renewed interest in research on and clinical aspects of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Landmark publications of the CPCRN document a decade of progress. Insights from these CPCRN studies have improved our management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and offer hope for continued progress.

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