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Incontinence in the nursing home patient
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
Prevalent, morbid, and costly, urinary incontinence in the nursing home poses a major problem for patient, caregiver, and administrator alike. In this article, the authors review the pathophysiology of incontinence in the frail elderly, and give guidelines for how to diagnose and treat this common condition.