Intrasubject variability of the pressure-transmission ratio in patients with genuine stress incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 312-316

  Swift, S E ^a,c   Rust, P F ^a   Ostergard, D R ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genuine stress incontinence; Pressure transmission ratio (PTR)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARITY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS; VARIANCE;

EID: 0030428141     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01901105     Document Type: Article

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