Quality of life after surgery for stress incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1631-1638

  Tennstedt, S L ^a   Litman, H J ^a   Zimmern, P ^b   Ghetti, C ^c   Kusek, J W ^d   Nager, C W ^e   Mueller, E R ^f   Kraus, S R ^g   Varner, E ^h  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Surgery; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 55949114191     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0700-1     Document Type: Article

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