Quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis and overactive bladder syndrome

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-194

  Quarto, Giuseppe ^a   Autorino, Riccardo ^a   Gallo, Antonio ^a   Sio, Marco ^a   D'Armiento, Massimo ^a   Perdonà, Sisto ^a   Damiano, Rocco ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Urinary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33845961710     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-006-0131-9     Document Type: Article

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