Childbirth and pelvic floor disorders

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 394-403

  Gregory, W Thomas ^a   Nygaard, Ingrid ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUDENDAL NERVE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 3042729688     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200406000-00013     Document Type: Review

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