Influence of self-perceived incontinence severity on quality of life and sexual function in women with urinary incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 828-835

  Paick, Jae Seung ^a   Min, Chul Cho ^a   Oh, Seung June ^a   Soo, Woong Kim ^a   Ja, Hyeon Ku ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Questionnaire; Sexual dysfunction; Symptom severity; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIURESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 35148870216     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20408     Document Type: Article

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