The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 4 , Pages 1455-1460 , April 2008

Establishing the Prevalence of Incontinence Study: Racial Differences in Women’s Patterns of Urinary Incontinence

  • Dee E. Fenner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Elisa R. Trowbridge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: PO Box 800726, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0726 (telephone: 434-924-2103; FAX: 434-243-6329).
    • ,
  • Divya L. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Nancy H. Fultz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Janis M. Miller

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • ,
  • Denise Howard

      Affiliations

    • Georgia Urogynecology, Fayetteville, Georgia
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Novartis and Novasys.
    • ,
  • John O.L. DeLancey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Johnson & Johnson.

Received 3 July 2007

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 Study received institutional review board approval.

 Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant R01 HD 041123.

PII: S0022-5347(07)03090-X

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.11.051

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 4 , Pages 1455-1460 , April 2008

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