Faculty Articles
Chronic Interstitial Cystitis: Comorbidities and Tobacco Use
Publication Title
Urologic Nursing
Publisher
Society of Urologic Nurses & Associates, Inc.
ISSN
1053-816X
Keywords
interstitial cystitis, painful bladder syndrome, tobacco use
Abstract
A sample of 281,291 outpatient visits related to chronic interstitial cystitis (IC) was extracted from a large national database. The prevalence of common illnesses and lifestyle practices was examined in this sample and compared to that in the general population. A majority of patients with IC regularly smoke tobacco.
DOI
10.7257/1053-816X.2017.37.4.215
Volume
37
Issue
4
First Page
215
Last Page
219
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Kleier, Jo Ann and Lai, Leanne, "Chronic Interstitial Cystitis: Comorbidities and Tobacco Use" (2020). Faculty Articles. 380.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_corx_facarticles/380
