The iceberg of health care utilization in women with urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1087-1093

  Minassian, Vatche A ^a   Yan, Xiaowei ^b   Lichtenfeld, Marc J ^b   Sun, Haiyan ^b   Stewart, Walter F ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care Seeking; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBESITY; PARITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84865116825     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1743-x     Document Type: Article

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