The quality of care provided to vulnerable older community-based patients with urinary incontinence

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Gnanadesigan, Nallini ^a   Saliba, Debra ^b,c   Roth, Carol P ^c   Solomon, David H ^b,c   Chang, John T ^d   Schnelle, John ^a,b,d,e   Smith, Rick ^a   Shekelle, Paul G ^b,c   Wenger, Neil S ^c,d  

^a Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging   (United States)

^b Gtr Los Angeles VA Hlthcare System   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric care; Primary care; Quality of care; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MICTURITION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDUAL URINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 2642545943     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70106-1     Document Type: Article

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