Vaginal mesh grafts and the food and drug administration

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1181-1183

  Ostergard, Donald R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CYSTOCELE; EDITORIAL; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VAGINA;

EID: 77956480862     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-010-1227-9     Document Type: Editorial

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