Are former female elite athletes more likely to experience urinary incontinence later in life than non-athletes?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-104

  Bo K ^a   Sundgot Borgen, J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Elite athletes; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PARITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649097788     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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