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Letter to the editor re: the effect of pelvic floor exercise program on incontinence and sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis patients Altunan et al., IJUN, (2021) 53:1059

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  1. Department of Neurourology & North West Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Town Lane, Liverpool, PR8 6PN, UK

    Daniel P. McNicholas, Michael S. Floyd Jr & Rauf N. Khadr

  2. Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Department of Physiotherapy, Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Town Lane, Southport, PR8 6PN, UK

    Katie R. Mann

  3. Department of Neurology, Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Liverpool, UK

    Carolyn A. Young

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McNicholas, D.P., Floyd, M.S., Mann, K.R. et al. Letter to the editor re: the effect of pelvic floor exercise program on incontinence and sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis patients Altunan et al., IJUN, (2021) 53:1059. Int Urol Nephrol 53, 2297–2298 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-021-02958-9

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