Impact of urodynamic based incontinence diagnosis on quality of life in women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-187

  Haessler, Alexandra L ^a,c   Nguyen, John N ^b   Bhatia, Narender N ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower urinary tract symptoms; Overactive bladder; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Urodynamics; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INCONTINENCE; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY RETENTION; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UTERINE PROLAPSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649909437     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20637     Document Type: Article

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