Continence Pessaries in the Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-117

  Farrell, Scott A ^a   Singh, Baljit ^a   Aldakhil, Lateefa ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incontinence devices; Pessaries; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA PESSARY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PESSARIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 2342430247     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30486-8     Document Type: Article

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