Visual assessment of uroflowmetry curves: Description and interpretation by urodynamists

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-337

  Gacci, Mauro ^a   Del Popolo, Giulio ^a   Artibani, Walter ^b   Tubaro, Andrea ^c   Palli, Domenico ^d   Vittori, Gianni ^a   Lapini, Alberto ^a   Serni, Sergio ^a   Carini, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hypertrophy; BPH; Qmax; Urethral stenosis; Uroflowmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; UROLOGY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY; URINATION; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC DISEASES; UROLOGY;

EID: 34347255333     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-007-0165-8     Document Type: Article

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