Symptoms of anal incontinence and difficult defecation among women with prolapse and a matched control cohort

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509.e1-509.e6

  Morgan, Daniel M ^a   DeLancey, John O L ^a   Guire, Kenneth E ^a   Fenner, Dee E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anal incontinence; difficult defecation; pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HARD FECES; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LIQUID FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; SYMPTOM; VAGINA;

EID: 35548990977     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.074     Document Type: Article

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