The natural history of clinically unrecognized anal sphincter tears over 10 years after first vaginal delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1058-1064

  Frudinger, Andrea ^b   Ballon, Martina ^b   Taylor, Stuart A ^b   Halligan, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42949121095     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31816c4433     Document Type: Article

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