Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Greater Impact on Quality of Life

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 596-600

  Frick, Anna C ^a   Huang, Alison J ^b   Van Den Eeden, Stephen K ^c   Knight, Sharon K ^a   Creasman, Jennifer M ^b   Yang, Jennifer ^b   Ragins, Arona I ^c   Thom, David H ^b   Brown, Jeanette S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cohort studies; quality of life; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INCONTINENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENESCENCE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 67649791968     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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