Efficacy of pelvic floor muscle exercises in women with stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 120-125

  Nygaard, I E ^a   Kreder, K J ^a   Lepic, M M ^a   Fountain, K A ^a   Rhomberg, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kegel exercises; pelvic muscle exercises; physiotherapy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TAPE RECORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030061048     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70383-6     Document Type: Article

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