Effects of age on anal function in normal women

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 225-229

  Ryhammer, A M ^a   Laurberg, S ^a   Sorensen F H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MENOPAUSE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; RISK; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030816287     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003840050094     Document Type: Article

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