Interferential current versus biofeedback results in urinary stress incontinence

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 138, Issue 21-22, 2008, Pages 317-321

  Demirtürk, Funda ^a   Akbayrak, Türkan ^b   Karakaya, Ilkim Çitak ^c   Yüksel, Inci ^b   Kirdi, Nuray ^b   Demirtürk, Fazh ^a   Kaya, Serap ^a   Ergen, Ali ^a   Beksac, Sinan ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Interferential current; Pelvic floor exercises; Quality of life; Urinary stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TIME;

EID: 45749090120     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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