A Study of Female Urinary Incontinence in General Practice: Demography, Medical History, and Clinical Findings

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 465-471

  Seim, Arnfinn ^a   Eriksen, Bjarne C ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^b,c  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Female; General practice; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030443480     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609182325     Document Type: Article

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