The incidence and etiology of overactive bladder in patients after cerebrovascular accident

Patrick McKenzie1, Gopal H Badlani

  • 1Wake Forest University Medical School Department of Urology, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27012, USA. pmckenzi@wakehealth.edu

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