Lower urinary tract symptomatology: Its definition and confusion

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-43

  Homma, Yukio ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bladder hypersensitivity; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Symptom syndrome; Terminology; Urgency; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

BLADDER FILLING; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOCTURIA; NOMENCLATURE; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNDROME DELINEATION; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 37849001209     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01907.x     Document Type: Review

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