Tennstedt et al. respond to "BACH and the epidemiology of urinary incontinence"

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-405

  Tennstedt, Sharon L ^a   Link, Carol L ^a   Steers, William D ^b   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RACE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 39349084286     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm353     Document Type: Note

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