Urinary incontinence in women: Prevalence rates, risk factors and impact on quality of life

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Sensoy, Nazli ^a   Dogan, Nurhan ^a   Ozek, Burcu ^a   Karaaslan, Leyla ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Awareness; Female; Prevalence; Risk factors; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCONTINENCE QUESTIONNAIRE SHORT FORM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84878091017     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.293.3404     Document Type: Article

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