Tamsulosin for Ureteral Stones in the Emergency Department: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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 Supervising editor: Allan B. Wolfson, MD

 Author contributions: RMF, TDS, and ADP conceived the study and designed the trial. JNW and TDS acquired the data. RMF and TDS analyzed the data and interpreted the results. RMF and TDS drafted the article, whereas all authors revised it for intellectual content. TDS provided statistical expertise. All authors take responsibility for the paper as a whole.

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 Publication date: Available online February 5, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(08)02183-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.026