Urodynamics in women from menopause to oldest age: What motive? What diagnosis?

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-107

  Valentini, Françoise A ^a,b   Robain, Gilberte ^a,b   Marti, Brigitte G ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; LUTS; Urodynamics; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; URODYNAMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 79955914386     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382011000100013     Document Type: Article

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