The experience of community-living women managing fecal incontinence

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 817-835

  Peden McAlpine, Cynthia ^a   Bliss, Donna ^a   Hill, Jamia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal; Incontinence; Phenomenology; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53349089270     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945907312974     Document Type: Article

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