Urinary stress incontinence. A urodynamic and quantitative electromyographic study of the perineal muscles

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-253

  Aanestad, Øystein ^a   Flink, Roland ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Central activation; Peripherial nerve lesion; Quantitative EMG analysis; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA PRESSURE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033056782     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780313.x     Document Type: Article

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