The 24-h frequency-volume chart in adults reporting no voiding complaints: Defining reference values and analysing variables

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1257-1261

  Van Haarst, E P ^a   Heldeweg, E A ^a,b   Newling, D W ^c   Schlatmann, T J ^a,b  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Female; Frequency volume chart; Male; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; NOCTURIA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE VOLUME; AGE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; URINATION; URINE;

EID: 2942722723     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-4096.2004.04821.x     Document Type: Article

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