The distribution of different surgical types for female stress urinary incontinence among patients' age, surgeons' specialties and hospital accreditations in Taiwan: A descriptive 10-year nationwide study

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1639-1646

  Wu, Ming Ping ^a,b   Huang, Kuan Hui ^a   Long, Cheng Yu ^d   Huang, Kuo Feng ^a,c   Yu, Jen Jen ^e   Tang, Chao Hsiun ^b  

^a CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mid urethral sling (MUS); National Health Insurance; Retropubic urethropexy (RPU); Sling; Stress urinary incontinence (SUI); Surgery; Taiwan; Tension freevaginal tape (TVT)

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPUBIC URETHROPEXY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREND STUDY; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; UROLOGY;

EID: 55949098216     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0697-5     Document Type: Article

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