Breaking the silence: Women living with multiple sclerosis and urinary incontinence

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-23

  Koch, Tina ^a   Kralik, Debbie ^b   Eastwood, Sue ^b   Schofield, Ann ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Royal District Nursing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

MS; Participatory action research; Qualitative; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DIAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHAME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHAME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0035262582     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2001.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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