Seven-year follow-up of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of urinary incontinence

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1259-1262

  Nilsson, Carl Gustaf ^a   Falconer, Christian ^b   Rezapour, Masoumeh ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 14144255009     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000146639.62563.e5     Document Type: Article

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