Epidemiology and prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 293-298

  Chow, Denise ^a   Rodríguez, Larissa V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; pelvic organ prolapse; prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

BOTHERSOMENESS; CAUCASIAN; CYSTOCELE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENOPAUSE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

AGE FACTORS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880132883     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e3283619ed0     Document Type: Review

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