Evaluation of a nurse-led continence service in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 723-728

  McGhee, Mari ^a   O'Neill, Ken ^a   Major, Kirsten ^a   Twaddle, Sara ^a  

^a Midlock Street Medical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continence promotion service; Incontinence; Urinary incontinence nurses

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT PROJECTS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031252668     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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