Is nocturia equally common among men and women? A population based study in Finland

Journal of Urology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 596-600

  Tikkinen, Kari A O ^a,b,c   Tammela, Teuvo L J ^a,c   Huhtala, Heini ^b   Auvinen, Anssi ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age factors; Prevalence; Sex; Socioeconomic factors; Urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; NOCTURIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 30344470515     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)00245-4     Document Type: Article

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