Body image perceptions in women with pelvic organ prolapse: A qualitative study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 441.e1-441.e5

  Lowder, Jerry L ^a   Ghetti, Chiara ^a   Nikolajski, Cara ^b   Oliphant, Sallie S ^a   Zyczynski, Halina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; WORK;

EID: 79955578794     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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