Inter-observer agreement in the estimation of bladder pressure using a penile cuff

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 296-300

  Drinnan, Michael J ^a   McIntosh, Stuart L ^a   Robson, Wendy A ^a   Pickard, Robert S ^a   Ramsden, Peter D ^a   Griffiths, Clive J ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder pressure; Inter observer agreement; Non invasive; Penile cuff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CUFF; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTPATIENT; PENILE CUFF; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RATING SCALE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URETHRA DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PENIS; PRESSURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGY;

EID: 0037931978     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10133     Document Type: Article

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