Prevalence of urinary incontinence and its association with body mass index among women in Puerto Rico

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1607-1614

  López, Magdalena ^a   Ortiz, Ana P ^a,b   Vargas, Rodolfo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUERTO RICO; STRESS INCONTINENCE; UNDERWEIGHT; URGE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350438389     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1207     Document Type: Article

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