Obstetric fistulae: A practical review

Reviews in Gynaecological Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-81

  Walley, Robert L ^a   Kelly, John ^b   Matthews, Kathleen M ^a   Pilkington, Beryl ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b York University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bladder; Fistula; Rectal; Recto vaginal; Vesico vaginal

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FISTULA; GOVERNMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TISSUE GRAFT; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3543090961     PISSN: 14717697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rigp.2003.12.001     Document Type: Review

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