Prevalence and correlation of urinary incontinence and overactive bladder in Taiwanese women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-117

  Chen, Gin Den ^a   Lin, Tzu Li ^a   Hu, Suh Woan ^a   Chen, Yi Ching ^a   Lin, Long Yau ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Overactive bladder; Patient's perception; Quality of life; Urge incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; MIXED INCONTINENCE; NOCTURIA; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 0037274939     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10010     Document Type: Article

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