Nocturnal incontinence in women: A hidden problem

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 764-766

  Swithinbank, Lucy V ^a   Donovan, Jenny L ^a   Rogers, Chris A ^a   Abrams, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Enuresis; Questionnaire; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENURESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0033890629     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67298-9     Document Type: Article

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