title: Assessing urinary incontinence in women.
abstract: Alison Harris explains why enhanced knowledge of the symptoms of the different causes of urinary incontinence and a systematic approach to the assessment will help give patients the chance to achieve continence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary, Public and Child Health, Middlesex University, London.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D015984:Causality; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008333:Mandelic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008499:Medical Records; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014563:Urodynamics; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D008333:Mandelic Acids; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; C005419:oxybutynin