The epidemiology of urinary dysfunction in Chinese women

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-195

  Brieger, G M ^a,b   Mongelli, M ^a   Hin, L Y ^a   Chung, T K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Epidemiology; Incontinence; Urinary; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TELEPHONE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0031453482     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765811     Document Type: Article

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