Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 226-227

  Fowler, Susan B ^a  

^a BE Smith   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative; Interventions; Mixed urinary incontinence; Pelvic floor muscle training; Physical therapies; Stress incontinence; Urge incontinence; Urine incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIC FLOOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 80053917079     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e31822b41ce     Document Type: Short Survey

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