Urinary incontinence in nursing home residents: A cross-national comparison

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Sgadari, Antonio ^a   Topinková, Eva ^b   Bjørnson, Jan ^c   Bernabei, Roberto ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IPVZ   (Czech Republic)

^c Diakonhjemmets Sykehus   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross national comparisons; Elderly people; Nursing homes; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031443754     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.suppl_2.49     Document Type: Article

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