The impact of urinary incontinence on sexual health in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1290-1292

  Griebling, Tomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIBIDO; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33746748782     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00864.x     Document Type: Editorial

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