Physiology of female micturition

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 499-514

  Sullivan, Maryrose P ^a   Yalla, Subbarao V ^b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MICTURITION; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; URETHRA FUNCTION; UROTHELIUM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036704233     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-0143(02)00068-X     Document Type: Review

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