Prevalence, risk factors, and predictors of pelvic organ prolapse: A community-based study

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1235-1241

  Awwad, Johnny ^a   Sayegh, Raja ^b   Yeretzian, Joumana ^a   Deeb, Mary E ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Pelvic heaviness; Pelvic organ prolapse; Urinary disturbances

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; LEBANON; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL BULGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEBANON; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84868692362     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31826d2d94     Document Type: Article

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