Prevalence of severe pelvic organ prolapse in relation to job description and socioeconomic status: A multicenter cross-sectional study

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-345

  Woodman, Patrick J ^a,h   Swift, Steven E ^b   O'Boyle, Amy L ^c   Valley, Michael T ^d   Bland, Deirdre R ^e   Kahn, Margie A ^f   Schaffer, Joseph I ^g  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^d HealthSystem Minnesota   (United States)

^e Blue Ridge Medical Associates   (United States)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Income; Occupation; Pelvic organ prolapse; POP Q; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HUMAN; HYMEN; INCOME; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 33744812984     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-0009-2     Document Type: Article

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