Tension-free vaginal tape: A minimally invasive technique for treating female SUI

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 141-164

  Kohli, Neeraj ^a   Miklos, John R ^b   Lucente, Vincent ^c   Averette, Hervy ^d  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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