Effects of urinary incontinence, comorbidity and race on quality of life outcomes in women

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 651-655

  Ragins, A I ^a   Shan, Jun ^a   Thom, D H ^b   Subak, L L ^b   Brown, J S ^b   Van Den Eeden, S K ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; URINE INCONTINENCE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 38849180527     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.074     Document Type: Article

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