Chinese women's experiences in coping with urinary incontinence

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 610-612

  Li, Florence Ling Wai ^a   Low, Lisa Pau Le ^b   Lee, Diana Tze Fan ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAPER; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ODOR; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SHAME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAPERS, ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ODORS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SHAME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN;

EID: 33847403217     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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