Lower urinary tract symptoms in Thai women attending the menopause clinic: Prevalence and associated factors

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1265-1269

  Manonai, Jittima ^a   Chittacharoen, Apichart ^a   Sarit Apirak, Sirirat ^a   Udomsubpayakul, Umaporn ^a   Khanacharoen, Adchara ^a   Theppisai, Urusa ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NOCTURIA; PARITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 13744250641     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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