Group treatments for sensitive health care problems: A randomised controlled trial of group versus individual physiotherapy sessions for female urinary incontinence

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 26-

  Lamb, S E ^a   Pepper, J ^a   Lall, R ^a   Jorstad Stein E C ^a   Clark, M D ^a   Hill, L ^b   Fereday Smith, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; URGE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 70449380609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-9-26     Document Type: Article

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