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Factors contributing to fecal incontinence in older people and outcome of routine management in home, hospital and nursing home settings

OBJECTIVE: Fecal loading, cognitive impairment, loose stools, functional disability, comorbidity and anorectal incontinence are recognized as factors contributing to loss of fecal continence in older adults. The objective of this project was to assess the relative distribution of these factors in a...

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Autores principales: Akpan, Asangaedem, Gosney, Margot A, Barrett, James
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18044086