Recognizing and Treating Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 477-496

  Prather, Heidi ^a   Spitznagle, Theresa Monaco ^b   Dugan, Sheila A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PELVIS SURGERY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 34547246336     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.06.004     Document Type: Review

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