A comparison of urinary incontinence among African American, Asian, Hispanic, and white women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1083-1086

  Duong, Thinh H ^a,b   Korn, Abner P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Asian; Hispanic; Incontinence; Urodynamic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035340781     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115221     Document Type: Article

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