Is objective cure of mild undifferentiated incontinence more readily achieved than that of moderate incontinence? Costs and 2-year outcome

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-198

  O'Sullivan, R ^a   Simons, A ^a   Prashar, S ^a   Anderson, P ^a   Louey, M ^a   Moore, K H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Costs; Incontinence; Motivation score; Outcomes; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COST; DIAPER; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; TIME; URODYNAMICS;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIC FLOOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 18144435972     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-003-1062-3     Document Type: Article

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