The Journal of Urology
Volume 166, Issue 6 , Pages 2221-2225 , December 2001

A PROBABILITY BASED SYSTEM FOR COMBINING SIMPLE OFFICE PARAMETERS AS A PREDICTOR OF BLADDER OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION

,Accepted 27 July 2001.

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The Journal of Urology
Volume 166, Issue 6 , Pages 2221-2225 , December 2001

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