Fecal incontinence in elderly Koreans

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-121

  Joh, Hee Kyung ^a   Seong, Moo Kyung ^a   Oh, Seung Won ^a,b  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; Koreans; Prevalence; Quality of life; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FIBER; HEALTH STATUS; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73949092288     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02613.x     Document Type: Article

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