Does weight loss improve urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women?

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-17

  Yamada, Brian S ^a   Govier, Fred E ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Urinary incontinence; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH BYPASS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 31844434492     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0380     Document Type: Short Survey

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