Urology
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 25-27 , July 2007

Use of Hydrophilic-Coated Urethral Catheters in Management of Acute Urinary Retention

Received 17 August 2006 ,Accepted 8 March 2007.

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 This project was supported by a research grant from Astra-Tech.

PII: S0090-4295(07)00380-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.032

Urology
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 25-27 , July 2007

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