The longitudinal high-pressure zone profile in patients with fecal incontinence

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2966-2971

  Osterberg A ^a   Graf, W ^a   Pahlman L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; DEFECOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032822688     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00429-3     Document Type: Article

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