Australian pelvic floor questionnaire: A validated interviewer-administered pelvic floor questionnaire for routine clinic and research

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-158

  Baessler, Kaven ^a   O'Neill, Sheila M ^b   Maher, Christopher F ^c   Battistutta, Diana ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Mater Hospitals Brisbane   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor dysfunction; Pelvic floor function; Questionnaire validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCCOY FEMALE SEXUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; PELVIC FLOOR QUESTIONNAIRE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 58549121175     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0742-4     Document Type: Article

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