The prevalence of urinary incontinence and its influence on the quality of life in women from an urban Swedish population

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 546-551

  Simeonova, Zvetanka ^a   Milsom, Ian ^a,b   Kullendorff, Anne Marie ^a   Molander, Ulla ^a   Bengtsson, Calle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body weight; Community care; Epidemiology; Parity; Prevalence; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032986411     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780613.x     Document Type: Article

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