The Journal of Urology
Volume 187, Issue 2 , Pages 508-512 , February 2012

Comparison of an Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Clinical Cohort With Symptomatic Community Women From the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology Study

  • Katy S. Konkle

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Sandra H. Berry

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with RAND Corporation (Health Unit).
    • ,
  • Marc N. Elliott

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • ,
  • Lara Hilton

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • ,
  • Marika J. Suttorp

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • ,
  • Daniel J. Clauw

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Cypress Biosciences Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories Inc., Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc., Merck & Co. Inc, Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals USA, Pfizer Inc. and UCB Inc.
    • ,
  • J. Quentin Clemens

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Merck, Pfizer, Lilly, Afferent Pharmaceuticals Inc. and United Biosource Inc.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: University of Michigan Medical Center, 3875 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5330 (telephone: 734-615-1262; FAX: 734-615-9127)

Received 3 June 2011

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 Study received institutional review board approval (RAND IRB # b4822-04-01).

 Supported by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant UO1 DK070234.

 See Editorial on page 381.

 For other articles on a related topic see pages 715 and 725.

PII: S0022-5347(11)05284-0

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.10.040

The Journal of Urology
Volume 187, Issue 2 , Pages 508-512 , February 2012

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