Racial characteristics of women undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70.e1-70.e8

  Shah, Aparna D ^a   Kohli, Neeraj ^a   Rajan, Sujatha S ^a   Hoyte, Lennox ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

pelvic organ prolapse; prolapse; race; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347263339     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.042     Document Type: Article

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