Genetic Influence on Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse

European Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 918-923

  Altman, Daniel ^a   Forsman, Mats ^a   Falconer, Christian ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environment; Genetics; Heritability; Incontinence; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; ZYGOSITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 50849095826     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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