Cesarean delivery and anal sphincter injury

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 496-500

  Fynes, Michelle ^a,b   Donnelly, Valerie S ^a,b   O＾connell, Ronan ^a,b   O＾herlihy, Colm ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUDENDAL NERVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031711328     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00256-7     Document Type: Article

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