Psychocultural meanings of urinary incontinence in women: a review Significados psico-culturales para la incontinencia urinaria femenina: una revisión Significados psicoculturais da incontinência urinária feminina: uma revisão

The purpose of the present study was to identify and analyze studies in health literature about the psychocultural meanings reported by women who experience urinary incontinence (UI). A bibliographical search was executed in the following databases: Lilacs, Medline, Pubmed and Medscape. The present...

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Main Authors: Rosângela Higa, Maria Helena Baena de Mores Lopes, Egberto Ribeiro Turato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-08-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692008000400020