Treatment of anal fissure

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7411, 2003, Pages 354-355

  Nelson, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANUS FISSURE; ANUS SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INJECTION; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE SPASM; OINTMENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0043234301     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7411.354     Document Type: Editorial

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