Racial differences in pelvic anatomy by magnetic resonance imaging

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 914-920

  Handa, Victoria L ^a   Lockhart, Mark E ^a   Fielding, Julia R ^a   Bradley, Catherine S ^a   Brubaker, Linda ^a   Cundiff, Geoffrey W ^a   Ye, Wen ^a   Richter, Holly E ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC BONES; PELVIS;

EID: 41649093732     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318169ce03     Document Type: Article

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