Prevalence of urinary and faecal incontinence and nocturnal enuresis and attitudes to treatment and help-seeking amongst a community-based representative sample of adults in the United Kingdom

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 568-573

  Buckley, B S ^a   Lapitan, M C M ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549118076     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01974.x     Document Type: Article

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