Male discomfort during the digital rectal examination: Does examiner gender make a difference?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 676-678

  Macias, Darryl J ^a   Sarabia, Michael J ^a   Sklar, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital rectal examination; Embarrassment; Gender; Pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033779975     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.16308     Document Type: Article

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