Risk factors for urinary incontinence in nursing home residents

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 135, Issue 33-34, 2005, Pages 495-502

  Saxer, Susi ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^b   Müller, Marianne ^c   Dassen, Theo ^d  

^a WE'G Institute for Post Diploma Education in Health Professions   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Geriatric patients; Minimum Data Set; Mobility; Nursing home; Switzerland; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND; URINE INCONTINENCE; WALKING;

EID: 26944480045     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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