Pelvic organ prolapse in nulliparous women and their parous sisters

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1388-1393

  Buchsbaum, Gunhilde M ^a   Duecy, Erin E ^a   Kerr, Lindsey A ^a   Huang, Li Shan ^a   Perevich, MaryAnn ^a   Guzick, David S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33845408856     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000245784.31082.ed     Document Type: Article

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