Urinary incontinence among community-dwelling people aged 40 years or older in Japan: Prevalence, risk factors, knowledge and self-perception

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 95-103

  Ueda, Tomohiro ^a   Tamaki, Masahiro ^a   Kageyama, Susumu ^a   Yoshimura, Naoki ^b   Yoshida, Osamu ^b  

^a Kouga Public Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Risk factor; Self perception; Urinary incontinence.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; STROKE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0034021002     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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