Costs of managing urinary and faecal incontinence in a sub-acute care facility: A "Bottom-up" approach

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-62

  Morris, Alastair R ^a   Ho, Maria Theresa ^b   Lapsley, Helen ^b   Walsh, Joan ^c   Gonski, Peter ^c   Moore, Kate H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Costs; Sub acute care; Urinary faecal incontinence

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FECES INCONTINENCE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MICTURITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDDING AND LINENS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SUBACUTE CARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 11144226448     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20079     Document Type: Article

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