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What can be done for the elderly patient who is incontinent of urine&?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2003

Hilary A Wynne
Affiliation:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

Extract

Urinary incontinence has been defined by the International Continence Society as ‘the involuntary loss of urine, which is a social and hygienic problem and can be objectively demonstrated’. This is a useful definition, although due to the subjective component, prevalence can only be estimated.

Type
Clinical Geriatrics
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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