Bladder neck competency at rest in women with incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 578-580

  English, Sharon F ^a   Amundsen, Cindy L ^a   McGuire, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Urinary incontinence, stress; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033074465     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61956-6     Document Type: Article

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