The "continence gap": A critical concept in obstetric fistula repair

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 843-844

  Wall, L Lewis ^a,b   Arrowsmith, Steven D ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rehoboth McKinley Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER INJURY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DYSTOCIA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SCAR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34447124345     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0367-z     Document Type: Editorial

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