The association of depressive symptoms and urinary incontinence among older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 413-416

  Dugan, Elizabeth ^a   Cohen, Stuart J ^b   Bland, Deirdre R ^a   Preisser, John S ^c   Davis, Cralen C ^a   Suggs, Patricia K ^a   McGann, Paul ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder control; Depressive symptoms; Emotional well being; Older adults; Primary care; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034110960     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04699.x     Document Type: Article

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