Management of urinary incontinence.

Urinary incontinence is one of the most embarrassing disabilities in the elderly people. It may be defined as an involuntary loss of urine in a quantity or frequency sufficient to cause a social or hygienic problem. Its magnitude is both overlooked and underestimated by the medical community. Unfort...

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Publicado en:Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 251 - 264
Autores principales: Sarkar PK, Ritch AES
Formato: algorithm review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2000
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Sumario:Urinary incontinence is one of the most embarrassing disabilities in the elderly people. It may be defined as an involuntary loss of urine in a quantity or frequency sufficient to cause a social or hygienic problem. Its magnitude is both overlooked and underestimated by the medical community. Unfortunately, urinary incontinence lacks the glamour of other 'high tech' medical problems.