Surgical Management: The Urologist's Approach

Multidisciplinary Management of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 197-221

  Gilleran, Jason P ^a   Zimmern, Philippe E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-07272-7.50024-6     Document Type: Chapter

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