Chronic pelvic pain: A challenge

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 521-526

  Gomel, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN;

EID: 34447276674     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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