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Are You Worried About Bowel Accidents? Quality of Life in Fecal Incontinence

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital del Mar, Passeig Marítim 25–29, Barcelona, 08003, Spain

    David Parés, Manuel Vial & Luis Grande

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Parés, D., Vial, M. & Grande, L. Are You Worried About Bowel Accidents? Quality of Life in Fecal Incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum 51, 1432–1433 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-008-9279-3

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