Prevalence of urinary and fecal incontinence in Chinese women during and after their first pregnancy

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1473-1479

  Chan, Symphorosa S C ^b   Cheung, Rachel Y K ^a   Yiu, K W ^a   Lee, L L ^a   Chung, Tony K H ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Mode of delivery; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Stress urinary incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INCONTINENCE; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84891041692     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-2004-8     Document Type: Article

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