Recurrent stress incontinence is associated with decreased neuromuscular function in the striated urethral sphincter

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1434-1437

  Kenton, Kimberly ^a   Mahajan, Sangeeta ^a   FitzGerald, Mary Pat ^a   Brubaker, Linda ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; EMG; Recurrent stress incontinence; Stress incontinence; Urethral sphincter

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; URETHRA;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COUGH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECURRENCE; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33744464786     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.056     Document Type: Article

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