Comorbidities affect the impact of urinary incontinence as measured by disease-specific quality of life instruments

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-11

  Heit, Michael ^a   Blackwell, Linda ^a   Ouseph, Rosemary ^b  

^a PLLC   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAPER; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RECIPIENT; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 12144276511     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1207-z     Document Type: Article

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