Decreasing the incidence of anal sphincter tears during delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1053-1057

  Laine, Katariina ^b   Pirhonen, Tiina ^b   Rolland, Rune ^b   Pirhonen, Jouko ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 42949141580     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31816c4402     Document Type: Article

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