A Review of the Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Do Racial Differences Matter?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-259

  Kim, Shunaha ^a   Harvey, Marie Andrée ^a   Johnston, Shawna ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Pelvic organ prolapse; Racial; Stress urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; AGING; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; PELVIS FLOOR; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

AGING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; PELVIC FLOOR; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 21744437140     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30518-7     Document Type: Article

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