Health literacy and emotional responses related to fecal incontinence

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-79

  Patel, Kristina ^a   Bliss, Donna Z ^a   Savik, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; EMOTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIETARY FIBER; EMOTIONS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 75649146287     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181c68e7b     Document Type: Article

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