Promoting help-seeking behavior for urinary incontinence

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-441

  Johnson II, Theodore M ^a,b   Busby Whitehead, Jan ^a,c   Ashford Works, Carolyn ^a   Clarke, M Kimberly ^a   Fowler, Lauren ^a   Williams, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031760915     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489801700402     Document Type: Article

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