Effect of patient position on clinical evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-22

  Barber, Matthew D ^a   Lambers, Anouk R ^a   Visco, Anothony G ^a   Bump, Richard C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITTING; TISSUE INJURY; VAGINA RING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0034077499     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)00859-0     Document Type: Article

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