A sling is not just a backboard of urethral support

Journal of Pelvic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-14

  Petrou, Steven P ^a   Broderick, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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