Effect of Urinary Incontinence on Quality of Life among Iranian Women.

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Published in J Family Reprod Health on March 01, 2014

Authors

Fatemeh Mallah1, Ali Montazeri2, Zinat Ghanbari3, Azadeh Tavoli4, Fedyeh Haghollahi5, Elham Aziminekoo5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
2: Mental Health Research Group, Mother and Child Health Research Centre, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
3: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran ; Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
4: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanity Studies, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
5: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

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