Validation of a questionnaire for assessing fecal impaction in the elderly: impact of cognitive impairment, and using a proxy

BACKGROUND: Studies on the epidemiology of fecal impaction are limited by the absence of a valid and reliable instrument to identify the condition in the elderly. Our aim is to validate a questionnaire for identifying fecal impaction in the elderly and to assess the impact of cognitive impairment an...

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Autores principales: Barcelo, Marta, Jimenez-Cebrian, Maria Jose, Diaz-Rubio, Manuel, Rocha, Alberto Lopez, Rey, Enrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23496919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-24

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23496919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-24

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