Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 217, Issue 1 , Pages 3-6 , 15 January 2004

Natural course of voiding function in patients with human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1-associated myelopathy

  • Ken-ichi Mori

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-95-849-7340; fax: +81-95-849-7343.
    • Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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  • Mitsuru Noguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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  • Manabu Matsuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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  • Koichiro Nomata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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  • Tatsufumi Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Kanetake

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan

Received 4 February 2003 ,Revised 23 May 2003 ,Accepted 4 August 2003.

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PII: S0022-510X(03)00242-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2003.08.004

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 217, Issue 1 , Pages 3-6 , 15 January 2004

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