Ultrasound detrusor wall thickness measurements to diagnose Bladder Outlet Obstruction in men

Urodinamica

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-352

  Oelke, Matthias ^a   Wijkstra, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 60849098652     PISSN: 11205989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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