Mixed incontinence: The misclassification of patients and limitations of clinical trials

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 424-428

  Tyagi, Renuka ^a   Staskin, David R ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Detrusor Overactivity; Mixed Urinary Incontinence; Tolterodine; Urge Urinary Incontinence; Urinary Incontinence

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33646916991     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-005-0036-z     Document Type: Article

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