A nation-wide study of prevalence and risk factors for fecal impaction in nursing homes.

BACKGROUND: There are no existing studies that provide data regarding the epidemiology of, and risk factors for, fecal impaction, either in the general population or in any sub-group of people. OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with fecal impaction on a representative samp...

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Main Authors: Enrique Rey, Marta Barcelo, Maria Jose Jiménez Cebrián, Angel Alvarez-Sanchez, Manuel Diaz-Rubio, Alberto Lopez Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4141793?pdf=render