European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 210-214 , June 2010

Stress urinary incontinence six months after first vaginal delivery

  • Miren Arrue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • ,
  • Larraitz Ibañez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • ,
  • Jone Paredes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • ,
  • Arantzazu Murgiondo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • ,
  • María Belar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • ,
  • Cristina Sarasqueta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Irene Diez-Itza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
    • Address: Camino de Marbil N° 22, 4° D. 20008 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa. Spain. Tel.: +34 606415957.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Edificio Materno-Infantil, Hospital Donostia, Paseo Beguiristain, 107–115, 20014 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa. Spain. Tel.: +34 943 00 70 00.

Received 1 September 2009 ,Revised 27 November 2009 ,Accepted 17 February 2010.

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☆ This study was carried out in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain.

PII: S0301-2115(10)00105-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.02.039

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 210-214 , June 2010

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