Factors contributing to fecal incontinence in older people and outcome of routine management in home, hospital and nursing home settings

Asangaedem Akpan1 Directorate of Medicine and Elderly Care, Warrington Hospital, Warrington, Cheshire, UK;2 School of Food Biosciences, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, UK;3 Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

Margot A Gosney2 School of Food Biosciences, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, UK

James Barrett3 Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK;4 Directorate of Elderly Medicine and Rehabilitation, Clatterbridge Hospital, Merseyside, UK

Pages 139-145 | Published online: 19 Oct 2022

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