Nocturia in older people: A review of causes, consequences, assessment and management

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 366-373

  Ali, A ^a   Snape, Jeremy ^a  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder storage problems; Nocturia; Nocturnal polyuria

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ARGIPRESSIN; BETHANECHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; DIURETIC AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PLACEBO; TAMSULOSIN; TOLTERODINE;

AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CAREGIVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; NOCTURIA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP DISORDERS; SODIUM; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINATION DISORDERS; VASOPRESSINS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 2642516256     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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