Does pelvic organ prolapse quantification exam predict urethral mobility in stages 0 and I prolapse?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 268-271

  Noblett, Karen ^a   Lane, Felicia L ^a   Driskill, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypermobility; POP Q; Prolapse; Q tip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA FUNCTION; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 27244451194     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-1315-4     Document Type: Article

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