Qualifying a quantitative approach to women's expectations of continence surgery

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 859-865

  Srikrishna, Sushma ^a   Robinson, Dudley ^a   Cardozo, Linda ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Qualitative analysis; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSUSPENSION; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KING HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; URETHRA SURGERY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 67849085399     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0870-5     Document Type: Article

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