Favorable outcome of pubovaginal slings for geriatric women with stress incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-128

  Carr, Lesley K ^a   Walsh, Patrick J ^a   Abraham, Victor E ^a   Webster, George D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

geriatrics; urinary incontinence, stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031060266     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65303-5     Document Type: Article

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