Urinary incontinence in elderly women from Porto Alegre: its prevalence and relation to pelvic floor muscle function

• Главные авторы: Chandra da Silveira Langoni (Автор), Mara Regina Knorst (Автор), Gisele Agustini Lovatel (Автор), Valesca de Oliveira Leite (Автор), Thais de Lima Resende (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of self-reported urinary loss in elderly women living in the city of Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), as well as to determine the relation between urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic floor muscle function (PFMF). It inc...