Prevalence of urinary, fecal and double incontinence in the elderly living at home

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-13

  Teunissen, T A M ^a   Lagro Janssen, A L M ^a   van den Bosch, W J H M ^a   van den Hoogen, H J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Double incontinence; Elderly; Fecal incontinence; Prevalence; Sex differences; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 1342347718     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-003-1106-8     Document Type: Article

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