Clinical neurophysiology and electrodiagnostic testing of the pelvic floor

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-54

  Olsen, Ambre L ^c   Rao, Satish S C ^a,b,d  

^a Section of Neurogastroenterology   (United States)

^b Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035024666     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70166-7     Document Type: Article

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