The Journal of Urology
Volume 171, Issue 2, Part 1 , Pages 768-770 , February 2004

Residual Urine in an Elderly Female Population: Novel Implications for Oral Estrogen Replacement and Impact on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

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 Accepted for publication September 12, 2003.

PII: S0022-5347(05)62577-3

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000107261.64927.b3

The Journal of Urology
Volume 171, Issue 2, Part 1 , Pages 768-770 , February 2004

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