Midline episiotomy and anal incontinence: Retrospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7227, 2000, Pages 86-90

  Signorello, Lisa B ^a   Harlow, Bernard L ^a   Chekos, Amy K ^a   Repke, John T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0034620298     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7227.86     Document Type: Article

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