Patient-centered goals for pelvic floor dysfunction surgery: Long-term follow-up

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 201-205

  Hullfish, Kathie L ^a,b   Bovbjerg, Viktor E ^a   Steers, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal attainment scaling; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Pelvic organ prolapse; Surgical outcomes; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PATIENT CARE; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 4043151544     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.086     Document Type: Article

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