Prevalence and factors associated with urinary incontinence in adult women attending Family Medicine Clinic

International Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-310

  Zarina, B ^a   Juwita, Shaaban ^a   M Nor, G R ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Family medicine; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; OBESITY; PARITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 30044437173     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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