Urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms: An epidemiological study of men aged 45 to 99 years

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1733-1737

  Malmsten, Ulf G H ^a   Milsom, Ian ^a   Molander, Ulla ^a   Norlén, Lars J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Epidemiology; Impotence; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENURESIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030765632     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64113-2     Document Type: Article

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