The short-term effect of pelvic irradiation for gynecologic malignancies on bladder function

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 81-84

  Farquharson, David I M ^a   Shingleton, Hugh M ^a   Sanford, Shelby P ^a   Soong, Seng Jaw ^a   Varner, Ra Edward ^a   Hester, Shirley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0023196602     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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