Clinical and urodynamic studies in 100 elderly incontinent patients

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 282, Issue 6270, 1981, Pages 1103-1105

  Duffin, H M ^b   Asher, M J ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Leicester Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; GERIATRICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PRESSURE; URETHRA; URETHROCYSTOMETRY; URINARY TRACT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; BLADDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRESSURE; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0019493669     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6270.1103     Document Type: Article

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