Worldwide prevalence estimates of lower urinary tract symptoms, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence and bladder outlet obstruction

BJU International

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1132-1138

  Irwin, Debra E ^a   Kopp, Zoe S ^b   Agatep, Barnabie ^b   Milsom, Ian ^c   Abrams, Paul ^d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bladder outlet obstruction; lower urinary tract symptoms; overactive bladder; prevalence; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORTH AMERICA; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AMERICA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80052822508     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09993.x     Document Type: Article

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