Urodynamic and clinical evaluation of 91 female patients with urinary incontinence treated with perineal magnetic stimulation: 1-Year followup

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1571-1575

  Gonçalves Almeida, Fernando ^a   Bruschini, Homero ^a,b   Srougi, Miguel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bladder; Magnetics; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18844473992     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000117791.72151.f8     Document Type: Article

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