The cost-effectiveness of three surgical procedures for genuine stress incontinence

Journal of Pelvic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 246-250

  Holley, Robert L ^a   Rouse, Dwight J ^a   Howard, Bobby C ^a   Varner, R Edward ^a   Richter, Holly E ^a   Gleason, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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