Can uroflowmetry patterns in women be reliably interpreted?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 142-147

  Chou, T P ^a   Gorton, E ^b   Stanton, S L ^b   Atherton, M ^b   Baessler, K ^b   Rienhardt, G ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Detrusor instability; Genuine stress incontinence; Inter and intraobserver variability; Peak flow rate; Uroflowmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0034046137     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920070041     Document Type: Article

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