Urinary incontinence in women under 65: Quality of life, stress related to incontinence and patterns of seeking health care

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1381-1390

  Margalith, Ilana ^a   Gillon, Gabriel ^a   Gordon, David ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Patterns of seeking care; Quality of life; Stress related to incontinence; Urinary incontinence; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 4544319218     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000040794.77438.cf     Document Type: Article

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