A survey of pessary use by members of the american urogynecologic society

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 931-935

  CUNDIFF, GEOFFREY W ^a   WEIDNER, ALISON C ^a   VISCO, ANTHONY G ^a   BUMP, RICHARD C ^a   ADDISON, W ALLEN ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA PESSARY;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PESSARIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0034201440     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200006000-00029     Document Type: Article

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