Outpatient biofeedback relaxation of the pelvic floor in treating pediatric dysfunctional voiding: A short-course program is effective

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-122

  Yang, Stephen Shei Dei ^a   Wang, Chung Cheng ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Bladder; Urination disorder; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESIDUAL URINE; SYMPTOM; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION INDUCTION; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 17244372536     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083281     Document Type: Article

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