Urinary incontinence, its influence on daily life, and use of continence aids in two cohorts of 85/86-year-old free-living men and women, born 10 years apart

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-281

  Molander, Ulla ^a   Sundh, Valter ^a   Steen, Bertil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continence aids; Free living; Old age; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0036840381     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(02)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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