Psychosocial and societal burden of incontinence in the aged population: A review

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 277, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Farage, Miranda A ^a   Miller, Kenneth W ^a   Berardesca, Enzo ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^c  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Stress incontinence; Urge incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FALLING; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MORTALITY; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW; RISK; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIETY; STRESS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 43149115158     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0505-3     Document Type: Review

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