Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 4-7 , January 2010

Efficacy of Tamsulosin in the Management of Lower Ureteral Stones: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study of 100 Patients

Received 19 August 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)02729-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.09.073

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 4-7 , January 2010

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