"Getting on with it": Women's experiences of coping with urinary tract problems

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-218

  Hale, Susan ^a   Grogan, Sarah ^a   Willott, Sara ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Help seeking behaviour; Patient GP interaction; Self treatment; Urinary incontinence; Urinary leakage; Urinary tract problems; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449567759     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14780880701876882     Document Type: Article

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