The increased incidence of obstetric anal sphincter rupture - An emerging trend in Finland

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 535-540

  Räisänen, Sari ^a   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a   Gissler, Mika ^b,c   Heinonen, Seppo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birth injuries; Data interpretation, Statistical; Delivery, Obstetric; Episiotomy; Multivariate analysis; Odds ratio; Parturition; Perineum injuries; Registries; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ANUS SPHINCTER RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70949089382     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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