Compliance With a Pelvic Muscle Exercise Program as a Causal Predictor of Urinary Stress Incontinence Amongst Chinese Women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 659-663

  Siu, L S ^a   Chang, A M ^b   Yip, S K ^b   Chang, A M Z ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Compliance; Pelvic muscle exercises; Stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS FLOOR; PREDICTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 0242655933     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10110     Document Type: Article

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