Characteristics of urinary incontinence in homebound older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 963-968

  McDowell, B Joan ^a   Engberg, Sandra J ^a   Rodriguez, Eric ^b   Engberg, Richard ^a   Sereika, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0029818323     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01869.x     Document Type: Article

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