Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is associated with overactive bladder and urgency incontinence in men

Sleep

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-275

  Kemmer, Helene ^a   Matties, Alexander M ^b   Dilk, Olaf ^b   Gröschel, Andreas ^b   Grass, Christian ^a   Stöckle, Micheal ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Overactive bladder; Upper airway resistance syndrome; Urgency incontinence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME; URGE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 62549119991     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.2.271     Document Type: Article

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