Care Seeking and Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in a Diverse Population

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 680-684

  Harris, Susan S ^a   Link, Carol L ^b   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^b   Kusek, John W ^c   McKinlay, John B ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

bladder; patient acceptance of health care; questionnaires; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33845977047     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.09.045     Document Type: Article

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