Questionnaire survey on female urinary frequency and incontinence

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 621-630

  Tomoe, Hikaru ^a,c   Sekiguchi, Yuki ^b,c   Horiguchi, Masako ^c   Toma, Hiroshi ^c  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Overactive bladder; Quality of life; Stress urinary incontinence; Urinary frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYURIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 28444474114     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01095.x     Document Type: Review

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