Acute Urinary Retention in Elderly Men

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 815-819

  Thorne, Mary Beth ^a   Geraci, Stephen A ^a  

^a G V SONNY MONTGOMERY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Geriatric; Male; Management; Retention; Urinary

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ALPHA 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TAMSULOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CATHETERIZATION; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; FECES IMPACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 68749089741     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.009     Document Type: Note

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