Conservative management for urinary incontinence

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-289

  Moore, Kate H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Devices; Electrostimulation; Pelvic muscle exercises; Urinary stress urge incontinence

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRAINING; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 0034081844     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.1999.0074     Document Type: Article

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