Pelvic organ descent in young nulligravid women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-99

  Dietz, H P ^a,b   Eldridge, A ^a   Grace, M ^a   Clarke, B ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b 1/68 Brook St   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pelvic organ mobility; Prolapse; Stress incontinence; Translabial ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER NECK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETHRA; URETHRA DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PROLAPSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL PROLAPSE; REFERENCE VALUES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 4043080698     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.025     Document Type: Article

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