Prevalence and determinants of fecal incontinence in premenopausal women in an Arabian community

Climacteric

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-435

  Bener, A ^a,b   Saleh, N ^c   Burgut, F T ^d  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Female; Prevalence; Qatar; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENOPAUSE; PARALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SURGERY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGING; ARABS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PARTURITION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 51649099270     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130802241519     Document Type: Article

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