title: Evaluation and medical management of female urinary incontinence.
abstract: Urinary incontinence should not be accepted as inevitable, and is not solely the province of urologic specialists. A through history and physical examination, performed by the primary care physician, is the cornerstone of evaluation Most cases respond to behavioral and medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology, Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rackley
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Appell
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014563:Urodynamics