Selection of continence products: Perspectives of people who have incontinence and their carers

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 955-963

  Paterson, J ^a   Dunn, S ^a   Kowanko, Inge ^a   Van Loon, A ^a   Stein, I ^b   Pretty, L ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTERVIEW; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; INFORMATION SERVICES; RESEARCH DESIGN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0038793231     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382809210142211     Document Type: Article

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