Parity and route of delivery: Does cesarean delivery reduce bladder symptoms later in life?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 463-469

  Handa, Victoria L ^a   Harvey, Lynn ^a   Fox, Harold E ^a   Kjerulff, Kristen H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Parity; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY URGENCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINATION DISORDERS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 4444262698     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.031     Document Type: Article

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