Prevalence and conditions of urinary incontinence among the elderly

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-155

  Koyama, W ^a   Koyanagi, A ^a   Mihara, S ^a   Kawazu, S ^a   Uemura, T ^a   Nakano, H ^a   Gotou, Y ^a   Nishizawa, M ^a   Noyama, A ^a   Hasegawa, C ^a   Nakano, M ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community Health Care; Quality of Live; Urinary Incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URBAN AREA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 7144260400     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634519     Document Type: Article

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