Urinary incontinence: The Social Health Maintenance Organization's approach (CE).
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.
Dash
Mary E
ME
Southwest Medical Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Foster
Emerald B
EB
Smith
Diane M
DM
Phillips
Steven L
SL
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*