Criterion validity, test-retest reliability and sensitivity to change of the St George urinary incontinence score

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-335

  Blackwell, A L ^a   Yoong, W ^a   Moore, K H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Reproducibility; Urinary incontinence; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; ST GEORGE URINARY INCONTINENCE SCORE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 1342310034     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2003.04610.x     Document Type: Article

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