International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Systematic bladder scanning identifies more women with postpartum urinary retention than diagnosis by clinical signs and symptoms

Marie Blomstrand*
  • Marie Blomstrand*
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, County Hospital Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden.
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Roland Boij
  • Roland Boij
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, County Hospital Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden.
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Lennart Christensson
  • Lennart Christensson
  • Department of Nursing, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
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Peter Blomstrand
  • Peter Blomstrand
  • Department of Clinical Physiology, County Hospital Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden. 4Department of Natural Science and Biomedicine, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
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  •  Received: 13 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 05 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015