Health-related quality of life. The effect of pelvic floor muscle training and midurethral sling surgery: A systematic review

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1155-1162

  Labrie, Julien ^a   Fischer, Kathelijn ^a   Van Der Vaart, C Huub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; HRQoL; Midurethral sling surgery; Pelvic floor muscle training; PFMT; Stress urinary incontinence; SUI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868341154     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1728-9     Document Type: Review

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