Prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence among Estonian postmenopausal women.

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Published in Springerplus on October 17, 2013

Authors

Fred Kirss1, Katrin Lang, Karolin Toompere, Piret Veerus

Author Affiliations

1: Tartu University Women's Clinic, Tartu, Estonia.

Associated clinical trials:

A Study on the Anti-incontinent Effectiveness of the mTVM Method in POPQ Stage II-III Patients (TVMvsmTVM) | NCT02935803

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