The assessment of female pelvic floor dysfunction

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 579-587

  Smith, C A ^a   Witherow, R O'N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PROLAPSE; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034087638     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00474.x     Document Type: Review

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