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Measuring fecal incontinence

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Baxter, N.N., Rothenberger, D.A. & Lowry, A.C. Measuring fecal incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum 46, 1591–1605 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02660762

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