The role of general practitioners in the initial management of women with urinary incontinence in France, Germany, Spain and the UK

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-26

  O'Donnell, Máire ^a,c   Viktrup, Lars ^b,c   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of healthcare; European; General practice; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34247892535     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430601049381     Document Type: Article

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