The management of urinary incontinence in residential and nursing homes for older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-143

  Peet, S M ^a   Castleden, C M ^a   McGrother, C W ^b   Duffin, H M ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Univ Department of Epidemiology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SYMPTOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOILET TRAINING; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0029878391     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/25.2.139     Document Type: Article

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