Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 197-202 , June 2008

Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence in Taiwanese Women Aged 20-59 Years

  • Ching-Hung Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University—Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Median Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ching-Hung Hsieh, P.O. Box 30-387, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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  • Maw-Sheng Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Median Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Chih Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Median Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsung-Cheng Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Sen Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University—Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shao-Tung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 12 February 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60080-7

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60080-7

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 197-202 , June 2008

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