Do racial differences in knowledge about urogynecologic issues exist?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1371-1378

  Shah, Aparna D ^a   Shott, Susan ^b   Kohli, Neeraj ^a   Wu, Jennifer M ^c   Catlin, Sarah ^a   Hoyte, Lennox ^d,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Pelvic organ prolapse; Race; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 51949085999     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0639-2     Document Type: Article

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