Bowel dysfunction in spinal-cord-injury patients

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9016, 1996, Pages 1651-1653

  Glickman, Scott ^a   Kamm, Michael A ^b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENTEROPATHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 0029933929     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91487-7     Document Type: Article

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