Help seeking behaviour and health and social services utilisation by people suffering from urinary incontinence

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-253

  Roe, Brenda ^a   Doll, Helen ^a   Wilson, Kate ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Health and social care; Help seeking; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033146583     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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