The prevalence of urinary incontinence and its burden on the quality of life among older adults with medicare supplement insurance

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 723-732

  Hawkins, Kevin ^a   Pernarelli, Janet ^a   Ozminkowski, Ronald J ^b   Bai, Ming ^c   Gaston, Stephanie J ^d   Hommer, Cynthia ^e   Migliori, Richard J ^e   Yeh, Charlotte S ^f  

^a Ingenix   (United States)

^b Research and Policy   (United States)

^c Pharmacy Analytic Solutions   (United States)

^d Pharmacy Analytic Solutions   (United States)

^e UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

^f AARP   (United States)

Author keywords

Medigap insurance; Outcomes assessment; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 79960243896     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9808-0     Document Type: Article

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