Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 265-270 , August 2010

Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in Men, Women, and Children—Current Evidence: Findings of the Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence

  • Brian S. Buckley

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Brian S. Buckley, Ph.D., Department of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
    • ,
  • Marie Carmela M. Lapitan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital and National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
    • ,
  • epidemiology committee of the fourth International Consultation on Incontinence, Paris, 2008

Received 20 October 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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 Milsom I, Herbison P, Altman D, Lapitan MC, Nelson R, Sillén U, Thom D comprised the Epidemiology Committee of the Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence, Paris, 2008.

PII: S0090-4295(10)00019-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.078

Urology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 265-270 , August 2010

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