Fecal incontinence: Three steps to successful management

Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 44-52

  Wald, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LAXATIVE; PREVALITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANUS SURGERY; COLON LAVAGE; DIARRHEA; DIET; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DIARRHEA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0031394194     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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