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Proctographic diagnosis of anismus

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    Steve Halligan M.D. (M.R.C.P., F.R.C.R.) & Clive Bartram M.B., B.S. (F.R.C.R., F.R.C.P.)

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Halligan, S., Bartram, C. Proctographic diagnosis of anismus. Dis Colon Rectum 41, 1070–1071 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237407

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