Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 385-388 , December 2009

Prevalence of Urinary Frequency Among Women Aged 60 Years and Older in Taiwan

  • Ching-Hung Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Chun Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Ming-I Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University–Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Meng-Chih Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Mao-Sheng Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Han-Sun Chiang

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Shao-Tung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Associate Professor Shao-Tung Chang, Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, 88, Section 4, Ting Chou Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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  • Tsung-Hsien Su

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Kang-Ping Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Statistics, National Taichung Institute of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Shu-Hsin Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Fu-Min Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60328-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60328-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 385-388 , December 2009

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