Role of the pelvic floor in bladder neck opening and closure II: Vagina

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-73

  Papa Petros, P E ^a,c   Ulmsten, U ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Perth Surgicentre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continence mechanism; Integral theory; Pelvic floor; Pubourethral; Uterosacral; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICTURITION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA; VAGINA;

EID: 0030859499     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02764821     Document Type: Article

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