Burden of stress urinary incontinence for community-dwelling women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1275-1282

  Fultz, Nancy H ^a   Burgio, Kathryn ^b,c   Diokno, Ananias C ^d   Kinchen, Kraig S ^e   Obenchain, Robert ^c   Bump, Richard C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Stress incontinence; Survey; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141489081     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00598-2     Document Type: Article

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