The impact of female urinary incontinence and urgency on quality of life and partner relationship

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 976-981

  Margareta, Nilsson ^a,b   Ann, Lalos ^a   Othon, Lalos ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frequency; Partner relationship; Quality of life; Urgency; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449432937     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20709     Document Type: Article

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