Pelvic organ support in pregnancy and postpartum

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-72

  O'Boyle, Amy L ^a   O'Boyle, John D ^a   Calhoun, Byron ^b   Davis, Gary D ^c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b Rockford Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ); Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 12144255000     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1210-4     Document Type: Article

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