The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S14-S17 , December 2009

Clinical Research in Diabetes and Urinary Incontinence: What We Know and Need to Know

  • Suzanne Phelan

      Affiliations

    • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Kinesiology Department, California Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, California 93401 (telephone: 805-756-2087; FAX: 805-756-7273)
    • ,
  • Francine Grodstein

      Affiliations

    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jeanette S. Brown

      Affiliations

    • University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California

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 Supported by K24 Grant NIDDK K24 DK059294 (JSB).

PII: S0022-5347(09)01835-7

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.087

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S14-S17 , December 2009

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