title: Urinary incontinence: The Social Health Maintenance Organization's approach (CE).
abstract: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a problem that affects more than 16 million Americans, most of them women. Although nearly half of the elderly in America have episodes of UI, it is not a normal consequence of aging. It remains a largely neglected problem despite its considerable prevalence, morbidity, and expense. This article reports on a successful proactive health risk screening process to treat this major problem.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Medical Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: Emerald B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*