Female urinary incontinence - Urodynamics: Yes or no?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 473-479

  Renganathan, A ^a   Duckett, J ^a   Nayak, K ^a  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystometry; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICTURITION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 69349100786     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610903003142     Document Type: Review

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