Factors associated with variations in older people's use of community-based continence services

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-62

  Peters, Tim J ^a   Horrocks, Sue ^a   Stoddart, Helen ^a   Somerset, Maggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older people; Service use; Urinary incontinence; Variations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 1542707300     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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