Prevalence of bladder neck mobility in asymptomatic non-pregnant nulliparous volunteers

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 172-175

  Reed, H ^a   Freeman, R M ^a   Waterfield, A ^a   Adekanmi, O ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER FUNCTION; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PERINEUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0442291989     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-0528.2003.00043.x-i1     Document Type: Article

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