Knowledge and understanding of urinary incontinence: Survey of family practitioners in northern Alberta

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Nguyen, Katherina ^b   Hunter, Kathleen F ^a   Wagg, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL WELFARE; URBAN AREA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84880530836     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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