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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The “Opening Time” and “Pelvic Floor Electromyographic Lag Time”: Two Novel Tools in the Assessment of the Anorectal Evacuation Time

, MD, PhD, , MCh, MD, , MD, PhD & , Mch, MD
Pages 307-311 | Received 20 Mar 2006, Accepted 13 Jun 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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