A new questionnaire to assess the quality of life of urinary incontinent women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1374-1379

  Kelleher, C J ^a   Cardozo, L D ^a   Khullar, V ^a   Salvatore, S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030667817     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11006.x     Document Type: Article

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