Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in women of 80 years of age and older

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-289

  Schweitzer, Karlijn J ^a   Vierhout, Mark E ^a   Milani, Alfredo L ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Pelvic organ prolapse; Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIS; PROLAPSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTOCELE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE DISEASES; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 14744286565     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00677.x     Document Type: Review

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