Urinary incontinence in Belgium; prevalence, correlates and psychosocial consequences

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 207-218

  Van Oyen, Herman ^a   Van Oyen, P ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Psychosocial consequences; Risk factors; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

EID: 0036629748     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2002.043     Document Type: Article

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