Fecal incontinence in Wisconsin nursing homes
β Scribed by Richard Nelson; Sylvia Furner; Victor Jesudason
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 559 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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