The prevalence and determinants of health care-seeking behavior for urinary incontinence in United Arab Emirates women

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-165

  Rizk, D E E ^a,b   Shaheen, H ^a   Thomas, L ^a   Dunn, E ^a   Hassan, M Y ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Female; Prevalence; United Arab Emirates; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033057411     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920050038     Document Type: Article

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