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Nocturia: When is it not related to overactive bladder?

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This article reviews the different nonurologic causes of nocturia. It also discusses the diagnostic algorithms necessary to identify specific factors underlying a patient’s symptoms.

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  1. Department of Urology, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Konstantin Walmsley MD

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Walmsley, K., Staskin, D.R. Nocturia: When is it not related to overactive bladder?. Curr Urol Rep 4, 441–445 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-003-0024-0

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