The influence of oestrogen replacement on faecal incontinence in postmenopausal women

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-315

  Donnelly, Valerie ^a   O’connell, P Ronan ^b   O’herlihy, Colm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031041046     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11459.x     Document Type: Article

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