Predictive value of impaired evacuation at proctography in diagnosing anismus

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 633-636

  Halligan, S ^a   Malouf, A ^a   Bartram, C I ^a   Marshall, M ^a   Hollings, N ^a   Kamm, M A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENEMA;

ADULT; AGED; ANISMUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034873592     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770633     Document Type: Article

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