Urinary incontinence is associated with lower psychological general well-being in community-dwelling women

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Botlero, Roslin ^a   Bell, Robin J ^a   Urquhart, Donna M ^a   Davis, Susan R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; URINE INCONTINENCE; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, URGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949413415     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181ba571a     Document Type: Article

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