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Editorial Comment to Efficacy of mirabegron, a β3‐adrenoreceptor agonist, in Japanese women with overactive bladder and either urgency urinary incontinence or mixed urinary incontinence: Post‐hoc analysis of pooled data from two randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind studies

T. Yamanishi

International journal of urology, 2021

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