Prevalence of nocturia in Taiwanese women aged 20-59 years

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-53

  Hsieh, Ching Hung ^a,e   Chen, Hsing Yu ^b   Hsu, Chun Sen ^a   Chang, Shao Tung ^c   Chiang, Chien Dai ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Women's and Children's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lower urinary tract symptoms; Nocturia; Polyuria; Prevalence; Taiwanese women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCTURIA; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846274678     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60107-2     Document Type: Article

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