Impact of the midurethral sling procedure on quality of life in women with urinary incontinence

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-127

  Lim, Hwa Su ^a   Kim, Jong Min ^a   Song, Phil Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyun Tae ^a   Jung, Hee Chang ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77149136730     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.2.122     Document Type: Article

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