It is estimated that about 13 million Americans, and between 10% and 35% of all adults, have some form of urinary incontinence. Incontinence occurs twice as often in women as in men, but both men and women of all races are increasingly likely to develop incontinence as they get older.1
References
Citations
Payne CK (2002). Urinary incontinence: Nonsurgical management. In PC Walsh et al., eds., Campbell's Urology, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1069–1091. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
Tanagho EA (2004). Urinary incontinence. In EA Tanagho et al., eds., Smith's General Urology, 16th ed., pp. 473–491. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Credits
| Author | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Associate Editor | Terrina Vail |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology |
| Last Updated | September 22, 2006 |
Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology
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