Fecal incontinence: A practical approach to evaluation and treatment

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1873-1880

  Soffer, Edy E ^a   Hull, Tracy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; LOPERAMIDE;

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033877137     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)01029-7     Document Type: Review

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