Female urinary incontinence in China: Experiences and perspectives

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-181

  Komorowski, Leanne ^a   Chen, Bertha ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SHAME; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNCERTAINTY; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SHAME; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNCERTAINTY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 32644440723     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330500457887     Document Type: Article

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