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Management of urinary incontinence
Author(s) -
Probir Kumar Sarkar,
Alistair Ritch
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00292.x
Subject(s) - urinary incontinence , urine , medicine , urinary system , urology
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.