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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Characteristics of middle-aged and elderly women with urinary incontinence

Gitte Rohr Research Unit for General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik Støvring Research Unit for General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Kaare Christensen The Twin Registry, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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David Gaist The Twin Registry, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Hanne Nybo The Twin Registry, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Jakob Kragstrup Research Unit for General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Pages 203-208 | Received 28 May 2004, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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