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Urinary incontinence: the last taboo?
Author(s) -
Chiarelli Pauline
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00616.x
Subject(s) - taboo , newcastle upon tyne , citation , medicine , sociology , library science , history , art history , computer science , anthropology
Urinary incontinence (UI) is not something that is usually discussed over the dinner table. Not just because it seems a little distasteful, but also because it can be embarrassing. Not only is it a somewhat embarrassing subject socially, it appears that patients and medical practitioners alike are reticent about discussing it