Transvaginal electrical stimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-323

  Barroso, J C V ^a,b   Ramos, J G L ^a   Martins Costa, S ^a   Sanches, P R S ^a   Muller, A F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Soledade 569   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Electrical stimulation; Female urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 1342267570     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04608.x     Document Type: Article

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