title: Urinary incontinence in elderly females.
abstract: This article reviews recent literature regarding the incidence, causes, and treatment of urinary incontinence in elderly women. Data gathering was based upon a Medline search of the medical literature from 1987 to 1993. Studies that included fifty subjects or more and that were published in a physician-oriented journal were selected for inclusion. The findings indicate that urinary incontinence is a common problem among elderly women and one that can be easily evaluated and treated, at least initially, in any physician's office.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City 73190.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bernard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy