Validation of cough-induced leak point pressure measurement in the evaluation of pharmacological treatment of stress incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 591-602

  Silltberg, Hans ^a   Larsson, Gregor ^b   Hallén, Bengt ^b   Johansson, Christina ^b   Ulmsten, Ulf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cough induced leak point pressure; Leak point pressure; Outcome measures; Stress incontinence; Urodynamics; Validation

Indexed keywords

LS 4416; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PLACEBO; RINEXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URINARY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGH INDUCED LEAK POINT PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROVOCATION TEST; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032759904     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6777(1999)18:6<591::AID-NAU9>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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