Perceptions of urinary symptoms and health-care-seeking behaviour amongst men aged 40-79 years

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 407, 1996, Pages 349-352

  Cunningham Burley, Sarah ^a   Allbutt, Helen ^a   Garraway, W Michael ^a   Lee, Amanda J ^a   Russell, E Barbara A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care seeking behaviour; Lay health beliefs; Urinary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0029893083     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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