Faecal incontinence after vaginal delivery

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9183, 1999, Pages 965-966

  Wattchow, D A ^a   Rieger, N ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MUSCLE INJURY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SYMPTOM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033581414     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)90203-9     Document Type: Note

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