Prevalence of anal incontinence among Norwegian women: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Rømmen, Kathrine ^a,b   Schei, Berit ^a,b   Rydning, Astrid ^b   Sultan, Abdul H ^c,d   Mørkved, Siv ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFECATION URGENCY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FECES; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84865131385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001257     Document Type: Article

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