A probability based system for combining simple office parameters as a predictor of bladder outflow obstruction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2221-2225

  Ockrim, Jeremy L ^a,b   Laniado, Marc E ^a,b   Patel, Anup ^a,b   Tubaro, Andrea ^a,b   St Clair Carter, Simon ^a,b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Prostate; Prostatic hyperplasia; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICTURITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035167428     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65538-3     Document Type: Article

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