Urinary incontinence and quality of life among older community-dwelling Australian men: The CHAMP study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-354

  Kwong, Po Wan ^a   Cumming, Robert G ^b   Chan, Lewis ^c   Seibel, Markus J ^d   Naganathan, Vasi ^d   Creasey, Helen ^d   Le Couteur, David ^d   Waite, Louise M ^d   Sambrook, Philip N ^d   Handelsman, David ^d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elderly; Men; Pevalence; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77951901625     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq025     Document Type: Article

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