Accuracy of maximum flow rate for diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction can be estimated from the ICS nomogram [3]

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-98

  Idzenga, Tim ^a   Pel, Johan J M ^a   Van Mastrigt, Ron ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; NOMOGRAM; PREDICTION; ROC CURVE; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS;

HUMANS; NOMOGRAMS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 37849041256     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20480     Document Type: Letter

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