Weight loss: A novel and effective treatment for urinary incontinence

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 190-195

  Subak, Leslee L ^a,d   Whitcomb, Emily ^c   Shen, Hui ^a   Saxton, Joan ^a,b   Vittinghoff, Eric ^a   Brown, Jeanette S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet therapy; Female; Obesity; Urinary incontinence; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 20444481629     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000162056.30326.83     Document Type: Article

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