Percentage of hysterectomy of pelvic organ prolapse in five ethnic groups

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 372-376

  Brizzolara, Shawna ^a   Grandinetti, A ^b   Mor, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Genital; Hysterctomy; Pelvic; Prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; JAPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIC DISEASE; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036960717     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920200082     Document Type: Article

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