Test-retest reliability of the cotton swab (Q-tip®) test in the evaluation of the incontinent female

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 963-967

  Swift, Steven ^a   Barnes, Derrick ^a   Herron, Amanda ^a   Goodnight, William ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Q tip test; Test retest reliability; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON SWAB TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MCNEMAR TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 77956495210     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-010-1135-z     Document Type: Article

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