Prevalence of urinary incontinence among women and its impact on quality of life in a semirural area of western Turkey

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-249

  Tozun, Mustafa ^a   Ayranci, Unal ^b,c   Unsal, Alaaddin ^a  

^a Medical Faculty   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Kurtulus Aile Sagligi Merkezi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Short Form 36; Turkey; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TURKEY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 62849102071     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209310     Document Type: Article

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