Nonsurgical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-82

  Borello France, Diane ^a   Burgio, Kathryn L ^b,c  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIS FLOOR; REVIEW; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VAGINA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 1842536523     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200403000-00010     Document Type: Review

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