Familial risk of urinary incontinence in women: population based cross sectional study.

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Published in BMJ on October 16, 2004

Authors

Yngvild S Hannestad1, Rolv Terje Lie, Guri Rortveit, Steinar Hunskaar

Author Affiliations

1: Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway. Yngvild.hannestad@isf.uib.no

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