Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , March 2008

Treatment Strategies for Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction

  • Hann-Chorng Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 26 September 2007 ,Revised 17 October 2007 ,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60005-1

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60005-1

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , March 2008

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