Urinary catheters: What type do men and their nurses prefer?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1453-1457

  Saint, Sanjay ^a   Lipsky, Benjamin A ^b   Baker, Paul D ^b   McDonald, Linda L ^b   Ossenkop, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comfort; Condom catheter; Incontinence; Urinary catheter; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; URINE CATHETER; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032751205     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01567.x     Document Type: Article

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