Talking about incontinence: The first step toward prevention and treatment

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2184-2185

  Wagner, Todd H ^a   Subak, Leslee L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77953002298     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.747     Document Type: Note

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