Bladder pain syndrome: validation of simple tests for diagnosis in women with chronic pelvic pain: BRaVADO study protocol.

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Published in Reprod Health on December 04, 2013

Authors

Seema A Tirlapur1, Lee Priest, Daniel Wojdyla, Khalid S Khan, MEDAL Study

Author Affiliations

1: Women's Health Research Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, 58 Turner Street, London E1 2AB, UK. s.a.tirlapur@qmul.ac.uk.

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