The need for standardization of the Valsalva leak-point pressure

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-230

  Swift, S E ^a,c   Utrie, J W ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Standardization; Technique; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

BLADDER SPHINCTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030467313     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01907077     Document Type: Review

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