A nomogram to classify men with lower urinary tract symptoms using urine flow and noninvasive measurement of bladder pressure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 4 I, 2005, Pages 1323-1326

  Griffiths, C J ^a   Harding, C ^a   Blake, C ^c   McIntosh, S ^a   Drinnan, M J ^a   Robson, W A ^a   Abrams, P ^c   Ramsden, P D ^a   Pickard, R S ^a,b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Nomograms; Prostatic hyperplasia; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 24944529134     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000173637.07357.9e     Document Type: Article

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