Validation of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification Index (POP-Q-I): A novel interpretation of the POP-Q system for optimization of POP research

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 995-997

  Lemos, Nucélio Luiz de Barros Moreira ^a,b   Auge, Antonio Pedro Flores ^a   Lunardelli, Jacqueline Leme ^a   Carramão, Silvia Da Silva ^a   Faria, Ana Luiza Antunes ^a   Aoki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Classification; Pelvic organ prolapse; POP Q; POP Q I; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE QUANTIFICATION INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 44649177667     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0556-9     Document Type: Article

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