Use of the Anal Plug in the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence in Patients With Meningomyelocele

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 395-399

  Shoshan, Levana ^a,b   Ben Zvi, Dvora ^a,b   Katz Leurer, Michal ^a,b  

^a Alyn Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Physically Handicapped Children Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anal plug; Fecal incontinence; Meningomyelocele

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEAR; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL TAMPON;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANAL CANAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEAR; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAMPONS, SURGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51549087938     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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