Urinary incontinence in Moroccan and Turkish women: A qualitative study on impact and preferences for treatment

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 533, 2006, Pages 945-949

  van den Muijsenbergh, M E T C ^a   Lagro Janssen, Toine A L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Islam; Migrants; Patient preference; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BODY BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIGRATION; MOROCCO; MOSLEM; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHAME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE INCONTINENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SHAME; TURKEY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33845667865     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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