Lower urinary tract symptoms in men and women without underlying disease causing micturition disorder: A cross-sectional study assessing the natural history of bladder function

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1901-1904

  Araki, Isao ^a   Zakoji, Hidenori ^b   Komuro, Mitsuo ^b   Furuya, Yasuhisa ^b   Fukasawa, Mizuya ^b   Takihana, Yoshio ^b   Takeda, Masayuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Bladder; Natural history; Questionnaires; Urination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; URETHRA DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0141988859     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000092942.87643.27     Document Type: Article

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