Fecal Incontinence in US Adults: Epidemiology and Risk Factors

Gastroenterology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Whitehead, William E ^a   Borrud, Lori ^b   Goode, Patricia S ^c,d   Meikle, Susan ^e   Mueller, Elizabeth R ^f   Tuteja, Ashok ^g,h   Weidner, Alison ⁱ   Weinstein, Milena ^j   Ye, Wen ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651093963     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.04.054     Document Type: Article

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