Lower urinary tract symptoms in middle-aged women - Prevalence and attitude towards mild urinary incontinence. A community-based population study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1108-1112

  Teleman, Pia ^a   Lldfeldt, Jonas ^a   Nerbrand, Christina ^a   Samsioe, Göran ^a   Mattiasson, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BFLUTS; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Population based study; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 27644551049     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00770.x     Document Type: Article

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