Lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence and falls in elderly people: Time for an intervention study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 320-323

  Morris, V ^a   Wagg, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRITIS; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33847083948     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01174.x     Document Type: Review

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