Constipation and fecal incontinence in the elderly population

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-92

  Romero, Yvonne ^a   Evans, Jonathan M ^a   Fleming, Kevin C ^a   Phillips, Sidney F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANUSOL; BISACODYL; CISAPRIDE; COLYTE; CORRECTOL; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENEMA; GLYCEROL; GOLYTELY; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LUBRICATING AGENT; METHYLCELLULOSE; PERI COLACE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; POLYCARBOPHIL CALCIUM; PRAMOCAINE; SENOKOT; SORBITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COLON CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY FIBER; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; PATIENT CARE; SENNA;

EID: 0030027923     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.1.81     Document Type: Conference Paper

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