Acupuncture for the treatment of urinary incontinence: A review of randomized controlled trials

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 773-780

  Paik, Sun Ho ^a   Han, Su Ryun ^a   Kwon, Oh Jun ^a   Ahn, Young Min ^a   Lee, Byung Cheol ^a   Ahn, Se Young ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Acupuncture; Leakage; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DROWSINESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE CONTUSION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84880493236     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1210     Document Type: Article

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