International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 633-644 , May 2009

Prevalence and impact on quality of life of lower urinary tract symptoms among a sample of employed women in Taipei: A questionnaire survey

  • Yuan-Mei Liao

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • Tel.: +886 2 27361661x6312; fax: +886 2 23772842.
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  • Chyn-Yng Yang

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Chiu Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Molly C. Dougherty

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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  • Yeur-Hur Lai

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuanmay Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
    • College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiao-Lien Chen

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • Department of Nursing, Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lu-I. Chang

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 27361661x6338; fax: +886 2 23772842.

Received 25 July 2008 ,Revised 28 November 2008 ,Accepted 2 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.12.001

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 633-644 , May 2009

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