Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence: A Review of the Literature

Autor:	S. I. Perry
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Urge incontinence Incidence (epidemiology) Population Urology Urinary incontinence Disease Detrusor instability Epidemiology Medicine medicine.symptom business education Demography
Zdroj:	Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain ISBN: 9781852332242
DOI:	10.1007/978-1-4471-3715-3_1
Popis:	Epidemiological studies investigate the occurrence of disease in populations. The frequencies with which diseases occur are described in terms of their prevalence and incidence. Prevalence refers to the proportion of a defined population with a disease within a specified time period. Prevalence measures are useful for assessing the size of a problem or level of burden in a given population and potential service needs. Incidence refers to the rate at which new cases occur within a specified time. Such measures can indicate whether an epidemic is in progress (e.g. rise in new cases) or whether prevention programmes are working (e.g. fall in new cases).
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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