Bacteriuria is associated with urge urinary incontinence in older women

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Rodhe, Nils ^a,c   Englund, Lars ^a,c   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b   Samuelsson, Eva ^d,e  

^a Center for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

^b Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Research and Development Unit

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Elderly; Family practice; Stress urinary incontinence; Urge urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE CULTURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIURIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE;

EID: 39749109302     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430701878250     Document Type: Article

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