Fecal incontinence in primary care: prevalence, diagnosis, and health care utilization

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 493.e1-493.e6

  Dunivan, Gena C ^a   Heymen, Steve ^a   Palsson, Olafur S ^a   von Korff, Michael ^b   Turner, Marsha J ^a   Melville, Jennifer L ^c   Whitehead, William E ^a  

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

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

fecal incontinence; health care costs; health care utilization; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HARD FECES; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 77951879681     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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