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Incontinence

By: Elizabeth Van Opstal
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Keywords:bladder; enuresis; fecal incontinence; incontinence; nocturnal enuresis; urinary incontinence; urinary tract

Incontinence is defined as the inability to control excretory functions, generally the inability to control urine and fecal excretion. Incontinence is a common medical problem in both children and adults, generally affecting the earliest and latest years of life. Urinary ...

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  Opstal, E. (2008). Incontinence. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 896-897). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n617
  
  Opstal, Elizabeth Van. "Incontinence." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 896-97. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n617.
  
  Opstal, E. 2008. Incontinence. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 896-897 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n617> [Accessed 18 Apr 2021].
  
  Opstal, Elizabeth Van. "Incontinence." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 896-97. SAGE Knowledge. 18 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n617.
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