Adaptation and use of health services by primiparous women with urinary incontinence

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-230

  Lepire, Edith ^a,c   Hatem, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Consultation rate; Help seeking; Postpartum; Urinary incontinence; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248549330     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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