Sexual violence-related fistulas in the Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Onsrud, Mathias ^a   Sjøveian, Solbjørg ^b   Luhiriri, Roger ^a   Mukwege, Dennis ^a  

^a Panzi Hospital   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; ; Rape; ; Sexual violence; ; Traumatic gynecologic fistula

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55949102259     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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