Decrease in urinary incontinence management costs in women enrolled in a clinical trial of weight loss to treat urinary incontinence

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-283

  Subak, Leslee L ^a   Marinilli Pinto, Angela ^a   Wing, Rena R ^a   Nakagawa, Sanae ^a   Kusek, John W ^a   Herman, William H ^a   Kuppermann, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROGENITAL DISTRESS INVENTORY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84864186847     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825dd268     Document Type: Article

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