Nocturia among women aged 60 or older in Taiwan

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 312-316

  Hsieh, Ching Hung ^a,c   Kuo, Tsung Cheng ^c   Hsu, Chun Sen ^a   Chang, Shao Tung ^d   Lee, Meng Chih ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KUO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lower urinary tract symptoms; Nocturia; Polyuria; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCTURIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYURIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 44849090893     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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