Urology
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 491-500 , March 2010

Impact on Quality of Life of Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder: A Systematic Literature Review

Received 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 31 July 2009.

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 The study was supported by an unrestricted grant from SCA Hygiene Products AB, Gothenburg, Sweden.

PII: S0090-4295(09)02515-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.07.1325

Urology
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 491-500 , March 2010

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