# Variations in rates of severe perineal tears and episiotomies in 20 European countries: a study based on routine national data in Euro‐Peristat Project

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/variations-in-rates-of-severe-perineal-tears-and-episiotomies-in-20-european/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Béatrice Blondel,Sophie Alexander,Ragnheiður I. Bjarnadóttir,Mika Gissler,Jens Langhoff‐Roos,Živa Novak‐Antolič,C. Prunet,Wei‐Hong Zhang,Ashna D. Hindori‐Mohangoo,Jennifer Zeitlin |
| Citations | 220 |
| DOI | 10.1111/aogs.12894 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/aogs.12894 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2300549978 |
| PMID | 26958827 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2016 |

## Paper authors

- [Mika Gissler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mika-gissler/)
- [Sophie Alexander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/sophie-alexander/)

## Paper journal

- [Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica](https://scholariq.org/journals/acta-obstetricia-et-gynecologica-scandinavica/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Pelvic floor disorders treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/pelvic-floor-disorders-treatments/)

## Paper topics

- [Pelvic floor disorders treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/pelvic-floor-disorders-treatments/)
- [Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/urinary-bladder-and-prostate-research/)
- [Urinary Tract Infections Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/urinary-tract-infections-management/)

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