Normal bladder sensations in healthy volunteers: A focus group investigation

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1350-1355

  Heeringa, Rhea ^a,b   De Wachter, Stefan G G ^a,b   Van Kerrebroeck, Philip E V ^a,b   Van Koeveringe, Gommert A ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

focus groups; sensations; terminology; urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER SENSATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICTURITION; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSATION; WATER LOADING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052067958     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21052     Document Type: Article

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