Prevalence of overactive bladder in Spain: Population study;Prevalencia de vejiga hiperactiva en España: Estudio poblacional

Archivos Espanoles de Urologia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-138

  Castro, David ^a   Espuña, Montserrat ^b   Prieto, Marta ^c   Badia, Xavier ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Yamanouchi Pharma   (Spain)

^d Health Outcomes Research Europe   (Spain)

Author keywords

Overactive bladder; Prevalence; Urge incontinence; Urinary frequency; Urinary urgency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 19044397741     PISSN: 00040614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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