Treatment-seeking behavior in Hong Kong Chinese women with urinary symptoms

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-30

  Yip, S K ^a   Chung, T K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese women; Treatment seeking behavior; Urinary symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONSULTATION; ENURESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED BLADDER EMPTYING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOCTURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; URINARY URGENCY; HONG KONG; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE INCONTINENCE;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0037485951     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-002-1003-6     Document Type: Article

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