GAX collagen in the treatment of urinary incontinence in elderly women: A two year follow up

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-99

  Khullar, V ^a   Cardozo, L D ^a   Abbott, D ^a   Anders, K ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINATION;

EID: 0031014821     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb10657.x     Document Type: Article

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