Clinical value of vaginal cones for the management of female stress incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 314-317

  Kato, K ^a   Kondo, A ^b  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Komaki Shimin Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor exercise; Stress incontinence; Vaginal cones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRAINING; VAGINA;

EID: 0031425081     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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