Pelvic floor nerve conduction studies: Establishing clinically relevant normative data

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1114-1119

  Olsen, Ambre L ^a   Ross, Mark ^a   Stansfield, R Brent ^a   Kreiter, Clarence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nerve conduction studies; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Perineal nerve; Pudendal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0242593794     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00551-9     Document Type: Article

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