Incidence and remission of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167.e1-167.e5

  Townsend, Mary K ^a,b   Danforth, Kim N ^a   Lifford, Karen L ^a,b   Rosner, Bernard ^a,b   Curhan, Gary C ^a,b   Resnick, Neil M ^c   Grodstein, Francine ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; incidence; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; SAMPLE SIZE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34547575816     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.041     Document Type: Article

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