Effects of age and causal attribution to aging on health-related behaviors associated with urinary incontinence in older women

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 515-521

  Locher, Julie L ^a   Burgio, Kathryn L ^a   Goode, Patricia S ^a   Roth, David L ^b   Rodriguez, Eric ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Self management; Self treatment; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF HELP; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0036322105     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.4.515     Document Type: Article

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