Factors associated with symptom severity in women presenting with fecal incontinence

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-102

  Menees, S B ^a,b   Smith, T M ^a   Xu, X ^a   Chey, W D ^a   Saad, R J ^a   Fenner, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Episiotomy; Fecal incontinence; Female; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRISTOL STOOL SCALE; CAUCASIAN; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; EPISIOTOMY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84872179729     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31826f8773     Document Type: Article

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