Pelvic floor muscle behavior during valsalva leak point pressure measurement in males and females affected by stress urinary incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 485-489

  Giannantoni, Antonella ^a   Di Stasi, Savino M ^a   Cucchi, Antonio ^a   Mearini, Ettore ^a   Bini, Vittorio ^a   Porena, Massimo ^a  

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Author keywords

Pelvic floor, muscles; Urinary incontinence, stress

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0037814974     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000074553.38914.c7     Document Type: Article

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