Inter-observer reliability of three different methods of measuring urethrovesical mobility

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1513-1517

  Salvatore, Stefano ^a   Serati, Maurizio ^a   Uccella, Stefano ^a   Koelbl, Heinz ^b   Artibani, Walter ^c   Cardozo, Linda ^d   Bolis, Pier Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Q tip test; Sensor Q test; Urethral mobility; Urethrovesical junction; Urodynamic stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URETHRA FUNCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 53249084013     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0671-2     Document Type: Article

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