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Do self-directed pelvic floor exercises relieve symptoms of SUI as effectively as supervised physiotherapy?

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Parkkinen A et al. (2004) Physiotherapy for female stress urinary incontinence: individual therapy at the outpatient clinic versus home-based pelvic floor training: a 5-year follow-up study. Neurouro Urodyn 23: 643–648

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    Adonis Hijaz & Sandip P Vasavada

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    Adonis Hijaz & Sandip P Vasavada

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Hijaz, A., Vasavada, S. Do self-directed pelvic floor exercises relieve symptoms of SUI as effectively as supervised physiotherapy?. Nat Rev Urol 2, 12–13 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0071

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