Prevalence and impact of urinary incontinence among female athletes

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-63

  Jácome, Cristina ^a   Oliveira, Daniela ^a   Marques, Alda ^a   Sá Couto, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Female athletes; High impact sports; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNEEZING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 79957667506     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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