Is anterior genital tract trauma associated with complaints of postpartum urinary incontinence?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1417-1422

  Rogers, Rebecca G ^a   Leeman, Lawrence M ^a,b   Kleyboecker, Sallie ^c   Pukite, Mary ^d   Manocchio, Regina ^a   Albers, Leah L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genital tract trauma; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 35948979331     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0373-1     Document Type: Article

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