Urethral collagen morphologic characteristics among women with genuine stress incontinence

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1565-1574

  FitzGerald, M P ^a   Mollenhauer, J ^a   Hale, D S ^a   Benson, J T ^a   Brubaker, L ^a  

^a Methodist Hospital of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen ultrastructure; Urethral ultrastructure; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033919277     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.107327     Document Type: Article

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