Prevalence, Trends, and Risk Factors for Fecal Incontinence in United States Adults, 2005-2010

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Ditah, Ivo ^a   Devaki, Pardha ^b   Luma, Henry N ^c   Ditah, Chobufo ^c   Njei, Basile ^d   Jaiyeoba, Charles ^e   Salami, Augustine ^f   Ditah, Calistus ^g   Ewelukwa, Oforbuike ^h   Szarka, Lawrence ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YAOUNDÉ GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ST MARY MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal incontinence; NHANES; Prevalence; Risk factors; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIQUID FECES; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

FECAL INCONTINENCE; NHANES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896081517     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.07.020     Document Type: Article

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