Urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in Asian-American women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1331-1337

  Huang, A J ^a   Thom, D H ^b   Kanaya, A M ^b   Wassel Fyr, C L ^b   Van Den Eeden, S K ^c   Ragins, A I ^c   Subak, L L ^b   Brown, J S ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal incontinence; Asian; Asian American; Ethnicity; Fecal incontinence; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Pelvic organ prolapse; Race; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGING; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 33750346783     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.052     Document Type: Article

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