Sensation of defecation in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-112

  Haas, U ^a,b   Geng, V ^a  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Paraplegic Centre ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bowel management program; Nursing assessment; Sensations of defecation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWEATING;

ADULT; AGED; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 38949163066     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102067     Document Type: Article

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