Indices for studying urinary incontinence and levator ani function in primiparous women
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Indices for studying urinary incontinence and levator ani function in primiparous women.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a complex phenomenon that is prevalent in pregnant and parous women and requires the use of sophisticated measures to adequately reflect functioning of the continence system. The purpose of this study was to develop reliable and valid measures of UI and levator ani function for use in research and clinical settings. A Leakage Index (LI) and a Levator Ani Function In...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Nursing
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0962-1067,1365-2702
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00747.x