Relation between vaginal birth and pelvic organ prolapse

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-203

  Sze, Eddie H M ^a,b   Hobbs, Gerry ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic floor defect; Prolapse; Vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 59649123661     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802596033     Document Type: Article

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