ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 79: Pelvic organ prolapse

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 2 PART 1, 2007, Pages 461-473

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Indexed keywords

COLPOCLEISIS; CYSTOCELE; EXERCISE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROUND LIGAMENT SUSPENSION; SACRAL HYSTEROPEXY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33846680395     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200702000-00062     Document Type: Review

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