Reliability and normal ranges for the Patient's Perception of Intensity of Urgency Scale in asymptomatic women

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 832-836

  Cartwright, Rufus ^a   Panayi, Demetri ^b   Cardozo, Linda ^a   Khullar, Vik ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency volume charts; Incontinence; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Overactive bladder; Urinary urgency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MICTURITION; NOCTURIA; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT'S PERCEPTION OF INTENSITY OF URGENCY SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE; URINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649245714     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08846.x     Document Type: Article

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