Investigator bias in urodynamic studies for functional urinary incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1949-1953

  Bael, An ^a   Verhulst, John ^c   Lax, Hildegard ^b   Hirche, Herbert ^b   Van Gool, Jan D ^c  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Neurogenic; Observer variation; Urinary bladder; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

CHILD; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 70350494899     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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