Women's health 18 years after rupture of the anal sphincter during childbirth: I. Fecal incontinence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1255-1259

  Faltin, Daniel L ^a,b   Otero, Maria ^a   Petignat, Patrick ^a   Sangalli, Michel R ^c   Floris, Lucia A ^a   Boulvain, Michel ^a   Irion, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Dianuro Perineology Center   (Switzerland)

^c CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Fecal incontinence; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL SPHINCTER RUPTURE; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUPTURE;

EID: 33646506839     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.797     Document Type: Article

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