The burden of OASIS increases along with socioeconomic position--register-based analysis of 980,733 births in Finland.

The burden of OASIS increases along with socioeconomic position--register-based analysis of 980,733 births in Finland.

Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASIS) has been identified as a major preventable risk factor for anal incontinence.Aim was to measure national variation in incidence of OASIS by socioeconomic status (SES).A retrospective population based case-control study using the data derived from the Finnish M...

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Main Authors: Sari Räisänen, Rufus Cartwright, Mika Gissler, Michael R Kramer, Seppo Heinonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3754956?pdf=render

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