Costs of ambulatory care related to female pelvic floor disorders in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 483.e1-483.e4

  Sung, Vivian W ^a   Washington, Blair ^a   Raker, Christina A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; costs; incontinence; pelvic floor disorders; prolapsed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951880108     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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