Reliability of Dynamometric Measurements of the Pelvic Floor Musculature

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-142

  Dumoulin, Chantale ^a   Gravel, D ^a,b   Bourbonnais, D ^a,b   Lemieux, M C ^a,c   Morin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Res Ctr of the Ctr H   (Canada)

^c MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamometer; Female urinary incontinence; Pelvic floor musculature; Reliability; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; RELIABILITY; THEORY;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGY;

EID: 1542273455     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10175     Document Type: Article

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