Pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 757-769

  Gill, E J ^a   Hurt, W G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; CHILDBIRTH; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; LABOR; NEUROPATHY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS; PELVIS FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0031743402     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(05)70041-3     Document Type: Article

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