Pelvic floor function/dysfunction and electrodiagnostic evaluation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 831-851

  Roberts, M M ^a   Park, T A ^a  

^a Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; REFLEX; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031768595     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1047-9651(18)30236-5     Document Type: Article

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