Detrusor contractility: Order out of chaos

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, Supplement

Volumn 38, Issue 215, 2004, Pages 93-100

  Griffiths, Derek J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Elderly; Isovolumetric pressure; Pressure flow studies; Urodynamics; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLADDER CONTRACTILITY INDEX; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACTION STRENGTH; DETRUSOR CONTRACTILITY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOVOLUMETRIC DETRUSOR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOMOGRAM; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SCHAFER NOMOGRAM; TECHNIQUE; URODYNAMICS; WATTS FACTOR; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOMOGRAMS; URINARY BLADDER; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 9244220583     PISSN: 03008886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008880410015426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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