Randomised controlled trial of conservative management of postnatal urinary and faecal incontinence: Six year follow up

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7487, 2005, Pages 337-339

  Glazener, Cathryn M A ^a   Herbison, G Peter ^b   MacArthur, Christine ^c   Grant, Adrian ^a   Wilson, P Don ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 13744264096     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38320.613461.82     Document Type: Article

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