Functional anorectal and pelvic pain

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 243-252

  Wald, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0035020101     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(05)70176-X     Document Type: Article

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