Operations for stress urinary incontinence in the United States, 1988- 1992

Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 609-612

  Korn, Abner P ^a,b   Learman, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STRESS INCONTINENCE; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030273657     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00298-1     Document Type: Article

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