Prevalence of genital prolapse in 3 ethnic groups

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 769-773

  Sewell, Catherine A ^a   Chang, Esther ^a   Sultana, Carmen J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Uterine prolapse; Vaginal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYSTOCELE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTOCELE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHILADELPHIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 38449091687     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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