Prevalence of faecal incontinence in adults aged 30 years or more in general population

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 687-691

  Aitola, P ^a   Lehto, K ^a   Fonsell, R ^b   Huhtala, H ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Continence; Faecal incontinence; Population based; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77956183891     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01878.x     Document Type: Article

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