Variation in estimates of urinary incontinence prevalence in the community: Effects of differences in definition, population characteristics, and study type

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 473-480

  Thom, David ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Div of Fam and Community Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031956996     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02469.x     Document Type: Article

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