Determinants of patient satisfaction after the tension-free vaginal tape procedure

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 176-181

  Davis, Tracie L ^a   Lukacz, Emily S ^a   Luber, Karl M ^b   Nager, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Satisfaction; Tension free vaginal tape sling; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INVENTORY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICTURITION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE VAGINA TAPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 4043055235     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.085     Document Type: Article

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