Management of fecal incontinence in adults

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Norton, C ^a   Whitehead, W E ^b   Bliss, D Z ^c   Harari, D ^d   Lang, J ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Conservative; Fecal incontinence; Management

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; SORBITOL; SUCROSE POLYESTER; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLUID INTAKE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SMOKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75949164143     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20803     Document Type: Review

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