α-Blocker Treatment of Urolithiasis

European Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-214

  Michel, Martin C ^a   de la Rosette, Jean J M C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DEFLAZACORT; DOXAZOSIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INDOMETACIN; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN;

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER STONE; URETEROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; DOXAZOSIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; PRAZOSIN; SULFONAMIDES; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 33745844044     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.02.047     Document Type: Editorial

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