Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Nursing Home Residents

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 697-707

  Leung, Felix W ^a,b   Schnelle, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Constipation; Fecal incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COLESTYRAMINE; DIPHENOXYLATE; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; OXYBUTYNIN; PLACEBO;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLADDER SURGERY; CONSTIPATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIARRHEA; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; EXERCISE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS FLOOR; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 51549120995     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2008.06.005     Document Type: Review

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