The efficacy of acupuncture in treating urge and mixed incontinence in women: A pilot study

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-670

  Engberg, Sandra ^a   Cohen, Susan ^a   Sereika, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 74349106427     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181bd82dd     Document Type: Article

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