Trends in Medical Expulsive Therapy Use for Urinary Stone Disease in U.S. Emergency Departments

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1206-1209

  Hollingsworth, John M ^a   Davis, Matthew M ^a   West, Brady T ^a   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; UROLITHIASIS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 70849094614     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.03.050     Document Type: Article

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