Determinants of urinary incontinence in a population of young and middle-aged women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 208-215

  Samuelsson, Eva ^a,b,d   Victor, Arne ^c   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

^d Krokoms HC ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genital prolapse; Parity; Pelvic floor muscle strength; Population study; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; EPISIOTOMY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTOCELE; RISK; SMOKING; TISSUE INJURY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0033994203     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079003208.x     Document Type: Article

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