Geriatric fecal incontinence

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 571-587

  Tariq, Syed H ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; COLESTYRAMINE; DIPHENOXYLATE; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE;

AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGING; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4043162120     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.04.010     Document Type: Review

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