Evaluation of bowel function and fecal continence in 594 finnish individuals aged 4 to 26 years

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 671-676

  Kyrklund, Kristiina ^a   Koivusalo, Antti ^a   Rintala, Risto J ^a   Pakarinen, Mikko P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bowel function; Children; Fecal continence; Soiling; Stooling frequency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS CONTINENCE; ARTICLE; BOWEL FUNCTION SCORE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLOTHING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIAPER; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84863626356     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31824c77e4     Document Type: Article

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