P-QOL: A validated questionnaire to assess the symptoms and quality of life of women with urogenital prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 176-181

  Digesu, G Alessandro ^a,b   Khullar, Vik ^a   Cardozo, Linda ^a   Robinson, Dudley ^a   Salvatore, Stefano ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pelvic organ prolapse; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 20944439878     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1225-x     Document Type: Article

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