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Stress Urinary Incontinence in the Aging Male: Current Treatment Options

Ricarda M Bauer1 Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377Munich, Germany Tel.: +49 897 0950;2 [email protected]View further author information
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Alexander Roosen1 Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377Munich, Germany Tel.: +49 897 0950View further author information
Pages 763-774 | Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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