The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 3 , Pages 761-768 , September 2007

Overactive Bladder in Children. Part 1: Pathophysiology

  • Israel Franco

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Pediatric Urology Associates, P. C., 19 Bradhurst Ave., suite 2575, Hawthorne, New York 10532 (telephone: 1-914-493-8628; FAX: 1-914-493-8564).

Received 18 September 2006

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PII: S0022-5347(07)01221-9

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.014

The Journal of Urology
Volume 178, Issue 3 , Pages 761-768 , September 2007

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