Nocturia Frequency, Bother, and Quality of Life: How Often Is Too Often? A Population-Based Study in Finland

European Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 488-498

  Tikkinen, Kari A O ^a,b,c   Johnson II, Theodore M ^d,e   Tammela, Teuvo L J ^b,c   Sintonen, Harri ^f,g   Haukka, Jari ^g,h   Huhtala, Heini ^h   Auvinen, Anssi ^h  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d Clinical Centre   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

15D; Age factors; Overactive bladder; Prevalence; Prostatic hyperplasia; Sex; Syndrome; Terminology; Urinary incontinence; Urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTHERSOMENESS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; URINARY FREQUENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74649083317     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.03.080     Document Type: Article

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