Clinical and demographic characteristics of intestinal stoma patients assisted by orthotics and prosthesis grant program of the clinical hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil

With the increase of world's population life expectancies and quality of life, the incidence of cancer ranks second as cause of deaths in Brazil, becoming a public health problem. In cases of colon and rectum cancer, most patients are submitted to surgery, many end up by needing some type of os...

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Published in:	Bioscience Journal
Main Authors:	Mariana Alves Machado Ribeiro, Maria Cristina Moura Ferreira, Selma Andrade Coelho, Guilherme Silva Mendonça
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2016-07-01
Subjects:	colostomy. ostomy. cancer.
Online Access:	http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/32293