Changing associations of episiotomy and anal sphincter injury across risk strata: Results of a population-based register study in Finland 2004-2011

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Räisänen, Sari ^a   Cartwright, Rufus ^b   Gissler, Mika ^c,d   Kramer, Michael R ^e   Laine, Katariina ^f,g   Jouhki, Maija Riitta ^c   Heinonen, Seppo ^a,h  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANAL SPHINCTER INJURY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84885338860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003216     Document Type: Article

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