Does the St. Mark's incontinence score reflect patients' perceptions? A review of 390 patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-442

  Maeda, Yasuko ^a   Parés, David ^a   Norton, Christine ^a   Vaizey, Carolynne J ^a   Kamm, Michael A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Objective scale; Scores; Subjective perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41049086676     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9157-4     Document Type: Article

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