The Journal of Urology
Volume 177, Issue 1 , Pages 39-49 , January 2007

Questionnaires to Assess Urinary and Anal Incontinence: Review and Recommendations

  • K.N.L. Avery

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Rd., Bristol BS8 2PR, United Kingdom (telephone: +44 (0) 117 928 7233; FAX: +44 (0) 117 928 7325).
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  • J.L.H.R. Bosch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • M. Gotoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • M. Naughton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, North Carolina
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  • S. Jackson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • S.C. Radley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • L. Valiquette

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • J. Batista

      Affiliations

    • Urodynamics Unit, Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J.L. Donovan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Received 13 December 2005

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PII: S0022-5347(06)02173-2

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.08.075

The Journal of Urology
Volume 177, Issue 1 , Pages 39-49 , January 2007

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