An intervention to teach self-monitoring of urine flow in long-term catheter users

International Journal of Urological Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 62-71

  Wilde, Mary H ^a   Brasch, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Continence; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Nurse education; Nursing research; Patient teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349083852     PISSN: 17497701     EISSN: 1749771X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-771X.2008.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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