Pathophysiological aspects of bladder dysfunction: A new hypothesis for the prevention of 'prostatic' symptoms

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 448-452

  Spigt, M G ^a   Van Schayck, C P ^a   Van Kerrebroeck, Ph E ^b   Van Mastrigt, R ^c   Knottnerus, J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REVIEW; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642270395     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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