Definition of normality of pressure-flow parameters based on observations in asymptomatic men

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 388-394

  Rosario, Derek J ^a   Woo, Henry H ^b   Chapple, Christopher R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Urology ^*

Author keywords

BPH; Controls; LUTS; Normal; Urodynamics; Volunteer studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER PRESSURE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MICTURITION; NOMOGRAM; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; URETHRA; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT PHYSIOLOGY; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 47249088723     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20537     Document Type: Article

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