Noninvasive assessment of bladder contractility in men

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1394-1398

  McIntosh, Stuart L ^a   Drinnan, Michael J ^a   Griffiths, Clive J ^a   Robson, Wendy A ^a   Ramsden, Peter D ^a   Pickard, Robert S ^a,b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Urination; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4544317060     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000139470.58006.dd     Document Type: Article

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