On the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence, and their co-occurrence, in the Netherlands
Purpose Numerous studies have investigated the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence (FI) in the general population and, even though these disorders are known to cooccur, they were studied independently of each other. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of constipation and FI, and their co-occurrence, in the general population in the Netherlands. Methods We studied a cross-section of the Dutch population (N = 1259). All respondents completed the Groningen Defecation & Fecal Continence checklist. We defined constipation and FI in accordance with the Rome III criteria. Resu... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Meinds , R J , van Meegdenburg , M M , Trzpis , M & Broens , P M A 2017 , ' On the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence, and their co-occurrence, in the Netherlands ' , International Journal of Colorectal Disease , vol. 32 , no. 4 , pp. 475-483 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-016-2722-3 |
Schlagwörter: | Constipation / Fecal incontinence / Prevalence / Population / FUNCTIONAL BOWEL DISORDERS / HEALTH-CARE-SEEKING / IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION / EPIDEMIOLOGY / BURDEN |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26824916 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/31d35f3e-19f6-487c-a56d-cc74de11c6ea |