A community-based epidemiological survey of female urinary incontinence: The Norwegian EPINCONT Study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1150-1157

  Hannestad, Yngvild S ^a   Rortveit, Guri ^a   Sandvik, Hogne ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community based; Epidemiology; Female; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033662021     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(00)00232-8     Document Type: Article

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