An update on the current and future demand for care of pelvic floor disorders in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 584.e1-584.e5

  Kirby, Anna C ^a,b   Luber, Karl M ^a   Menefee, Shawn A ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

demographics; health care policy; pelvic organ prolapse; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BABY BOOMER; CYSTOSCOPY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888643802     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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