Vaginal descent and pelvic floor symptoms in postmenopausal women: A longitudinal study

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1148-1153

  Bradley, Catherine S ^a   Zimmerman, M Bridget ^b   Wang, Qian ^b   Nygaard, Ingrid E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTALGIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE INJURY; VAGINA DISEASE;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 42949129113     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31816a3b96     Document Type: Article

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