TY - JOUR
T1 - Fecal incontinence in elderly patients
AU - Dodge, J.
AU - Bachman, C.
AU - Silverman, H.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Fecal incontinence is a common and important problem in the care of the elderly. An understanding of the defecation mechanism, appropriate differential diagnosis, and the best choice of treatment method are necessary to control this problem. Establishing a regular bowel program takes time and energy, but when the final result is continence, it is time and energy well spent.
AB - Fecal incontinence is a common and important problem in the care of the elderly. An understanding of the defecation mechanism, appropriate differential diagnosis, and the best choice of treatment method are necessary to control this problem. Establishing a regular bowel program takes time and energy, but when the final result is continence, it is time and energy well spent.
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U2 - 10.1080/00325481.1988.11700321
DO - 10.1080/00325481.1988.11700321
M3 - Article
C2 - 3375156
AN - SCOPUS:0023942349
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 83
SP - 258
EP - 270
JO - Postgraduate medicine
JF - Postgraduate medicine
IS - 8
ER -