Urinary incontinence in the elderly

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 952-957

  Merkelj, Ivan ^a,b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Frail nursing home residents often have urinary incontinence that can be improved or cured

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0035491180     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200110000-00002     Document Type: Article

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