Public awareness and health education: Findings from an evaluation of health services for incontinence in England

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-89

  Roe, Brenda ^a,b   Wilson, Kate ^c   Doll, Helen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health education; Incontinence; Public awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0035258677     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(00)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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