The impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life of the elderly

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages

  Ko, Yu ^a   Lin, Swu Jane ^a   Salmon, J Warren ^a   Bron, Morgan S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MICTURITION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 22544463091     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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