Long-term effect of pelvic floor muscle exercise 5 years after cessation of organized training

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-265

  Bo K ^a,b   Talseth, T ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030023153     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006250-199602000-00021     Document Type: Article

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