A prospective observational trial of pelvic floor muscle training for female stress urinary incontinence

BJU International

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 811-817

  Balmforth, James R ^a   Mantle, Jill ^a   Bidmead, John ^a   Cardozo, Linda ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder mobility; Pelvic floor; Physiotherapy; Stress urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33748576903     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06393.x     Document Type: Article

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