The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Pages 167-172 , July 2005

RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF THE EFFICACY OF TAMSULOSIN, NIFEDIPINE AND PHLOROGLUCINOL IN MEDICAL EXPULSIVE THERAPY FOR DISTAL URETERAL CALCULI

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 Submitted for publication October 5, 2004.Study received local ethics committee approval.

PII: S0022-5347(05)60053-5

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000161600.54732.86

The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Pages 167-172 , July 2005

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