Impact of faecal incontinence severity on health domains

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-269

  Deutekom, Marije ^a,c   Terra, M P ^a   Dobben, A C ^a   Dijkgraaf, M G W ^a   Baeten, C G M I ^b   Stoker, J ^a   Bossuyt, P M M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Faecal incontinence; Grading systems; Health status; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 18344373296     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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