Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Are Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia among the Elderly: A Nationwide Study

Studies show a strong association between dementia and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether LUTS are a risk factor for cognitive impairment. We enrolled 50-year-old and older subjects with LUTS (LUTS([+])) (n = 6801) and controls without LUTS (LUTS([−...

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Autores principales: Chiang, Chi-Hsiang, Wu, Ming-Ping, Ho, Chung-Han, Weng, Shih-Feng, Huang, Chien-Cheng, Hsieh, Wan-Ting, Hsu, Ya-Wen, Chen, Ping-Jen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/187819

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/187819

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