{"title":"Geriatric urinary incontinence.","authors":"L T Sirls, T Rashid","doi":"10.1023/a:1008343422871","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Urinary incontinence is abnormal at any age. The prevalence of urinary incontinence increases with age due to functional impairments and concurrent medical disease. A detailed history and physical is essential in evaluating these patients. Urinary incontinence is treatable in all age groups when a logical, multifactorial and persistent approach is undertaken.</p>","PeriodicalId":79490,"journal":{"name":"Geriatric nephrology and urology","volume":"9 2","pages":"87-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1023/a:1008343422871","citationCount":"25","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geriatric nephrology and urology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1008343422871","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Urinary incontinence is abnormal at any age. The prevalence of urinary incontinence increases with age due to functional impairments and concurrent medical disease. A detailed history and physical is essential in evaluating these patients. Urinary incontinence is treatable in all age groups when a logical, multifactorial and persistent approach is undertaken.