Pelvic floor electrical stimulation in the treatment of genuine stress incontinence: A multicenter, placebo-controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 72-79

  Sand, Peter K ^a   Richardson, David A ^b   Staskin, David R ^c   Swift, Steven E ^d   Appel, Rodney A ^e   Whitmore, Kristene E ^f   Ostergard, Donald R ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

genuine stress incontinence; nonsurgical treatment; Pelvic floor stimulation; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029150657     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90172-8     Document Type: Article

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