High prevalence of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction In hospitalized elderly women with urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1231-1237

  Talasz, Helena ^a   Jansen, Stephan C ^b   Kofler, Markus ^a   Lechleitner, Monika ^a  

^a Hochzirl Hospital   (Austria)

^b Hospital Deggendorf   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly incontinent women; Pelvic floor muscle function; Urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868362354     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1628-4     Document Type: Article

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