The correlation between bladder outlet obstruction and lower urinary tract symptoms as measured by the international prostate symptom score

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1020-1025

  El Din, K Ezz ^a   Kiemeney, L A L M ^a   De Wildt, M J A M ^a   Rosier, P F W M ^a   Debruyne, F M J ^a   De La Rosette, J J M C H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bladder neck obstruction; prostate; urinary tract; urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; SYMPTOM; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0029758507     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65691-X     Document Type: Article

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