Urinary frequency in community-dwelling women: what is normal?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 552.e1-552.e7

  Lukacz, Emily S ^a   Whitcomb, Emily L ^a   Lawrence, Jean M ^b   Nager, Charles W ^a   Luber, Karl M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

bother; nocturia; pelvic floor disorders; urinary frequency; voiding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCTURIA; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT T TEST; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 64249110092     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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