Psychocultural meanings of urinary incontinence in women: A review;Significados psico-culturales para la incontinencia urinaria femenina: Una revisión

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 779-786

  Higa, Rosângela ^a   Lopes, Maria Helena Baena De Mores ^a   Turato, Egberto Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nursing; Psychosocial impact; Review literature; Urinary incontinence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 53549131249     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692008000400020     Document Type: Review

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