Effects of aging on generic SF-36 quality of life measurements in Hong Kong Chinese women with urinary incontinence

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-279

  Ho Yin, Peter Leung ^a   Man Wah, Pang ^a   Shing Kai, Yip ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aging; Bladder; Health related quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamic study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037361955     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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