Postpartum urinary stress incontinence: Analysis of the associated risk factors and neurophysiological tests

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 491-498

  Torrisi, G ^a,b   Sampugnaro, E G ^a   Pappalardo, E M ^a   D'Urso, E ^a   Vecchio, M ^a   Mazza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neurophisiology; Pelvic floor; Postpartum period; Risk factors; Urinary incontinence, stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PREVALENCE; PUDENDAL NERVE; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICILY; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 36749007955     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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