Risk factors for development and recurrence of urinary incontinence

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 193-196

  Bø, Kari ^a  

^a Norwegian Center for Physiotherapy Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPARA; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OBESITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUDENDAL NERVE; RECURRENCE RISK; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0030873418     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-199707000-00002     Document Type: Short Survey

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