Definition of mild, moderate and severe incontinence on the 24-hour pad test

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 859-862

  O'Sullivan, R ^a   Karantanis, E ^a   Stevermuer, T L ^b   Allen, W ^a   Moore, K H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 4043067082     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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