Construct validity of the incontinence severity index

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 418-423

  Murphy, Miles ^a,b   Culligan, Patrick J ^a   Arce, Cristina M ^a   Graham, Carol A ^a   Blackwell, Linda ^a   Heit, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Incontinence severity; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; INCONTINENCE SEVERITY INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; URODYNAMICS; UROGENITAL DISTRESS INVENTORY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 33747360978     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20246     Document Type: Article

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