The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages 815-819 , September 2009

Acute Urinary Retention in Elderly Men

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 Richard DeShazo, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00496-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.009

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages 815-819 , September 2009