Impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life among residents living in Turkey

Urology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1447-1451

  Guzelsoy, Muhammet ^a   Demirci, Hakan ^a   Coban, Soner ^a   Güngör, Buket Belkiz ^a   Ustunyurt, Emin ^a   Isildak, Serhat ^a  

^a evket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Female; Male; Quality of life; Turkey; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TURKEY; URINE INCONTINENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TURKEY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84901684092     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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