Constipation and fecal incontinence in the elderly

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 497-515

  Schiller, Lawrence R ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE;

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIET; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROPLASTY;

EID: 0034976603     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70192-8     Document Type: Article

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