Effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence in women

Open Access Journal of Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-132

  Whitcomb, Emily L ^a   Subak, Leslee L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIXED INCONTINENCE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84930484745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OAJU.S21091     Document Type: Review

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