Validation of the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 543-547

  Blaivas, Jerry G ^a,b,c   Panagopoulos, Georgia ^b   Weiss, Jeffrey P ^a,b,c   Somaroo, Chandra ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Urocenter of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

bladder; questionnaire; symptoms; urinary incontinence; urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE;

EID: 34447103204     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.133     Document Type: Article

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