Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women with Marfan or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1021-1023

  Carley, Michael E ^a,b   Schaffer, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Incontinence; Marfan syndrome; Prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 15; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MARFAN SYNDROME; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

EID: 0034089434     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105410     Document Type: Article

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