Rectocele

Complex Anorectal Disorders: Investigation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 446-460

  Mellgren, Anders F ^a   Zetterström, Jan ^b   López, Annika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 33845295059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-84628-057-5_25     Document Type: Chapter

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