Management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in the community after spinal cord injury: A postal survey in the United Kingdom

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-333

  Coggrave, M ^a,b   Norton, C ^b   Wilson Barnett, J ^b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bowel management; Community setting; Neurogenic bowel; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; ENTEROPATHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROGENIC BOWEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949088038     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.137     Document Type: Article

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