Quality of life assessments in women operated on by tension-free vaginal tape (TVT)

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-118

  Tomoe, Hikaru ^a   Kondo, Atsuo ^b   Takei, M Mineo ^c   Nakata, Maki ^d   Toma, Hiroshi ^e  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Komaki Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c HARASANSHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d MITSUI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Quality of life; Stress urinary incontinence; TVT surgery; Uebersax's short forms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE 7; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; UROGENITAL DISTRESS INVENTORY 6;

EID: 16344388643     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1231-z     Document Type: Article

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