Falling Out: Authoritative Knowledge and Women's Experiences with Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 489-494

  Low, Lisa Kane ^a   Tumbarello, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodiment bodily experiences; Health care; Knowledge construction; Lived experience; Midlife; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Prolapse; Users' experiences; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84865845059     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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