The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 5 , Pages 1683-1689 , May 2008

The Male Urethral Sphincter Complex Revisited: An Anatomical Concept and its Physiological Correlate

Received 14 May 2007

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PII: S0022-5347(08)00013-X

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.010

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 5 , Pages 1683-1689 , May 2008

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