Protocol for physiotherapy or Tvt randomised efficacy trial (PORTRET): A multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 24-

  Labrie, Julien ^a   van der Graaf, Yolanda ^a   Buskens, Eric ^a,b   Tiersma, Stella E S M ^c   van der Vaart, Huub C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 70350123061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-9-24     Document Type: Article

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