The Utility of Urodynamic Testing

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 548-552

  Theofrastous, James P ^a   Whiteside, James ^b   Paraiso, Marie Fidela R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department Obstetrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICTURITION DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0346734172     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60166-1     Document Type: Article

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