Greater emotional and social effect of urinary incontinence in men than women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1779-1781

  Lagro Janssen, Toine A L M ^a   Hilkens, Cynthia J M ^a   Klaasen, Roosmarijn I ^a   Teunissen, Doreth ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TRAVEL; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SHAME; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 51249102740     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01842.x     Document Type: Letter

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