Surgical Management of Female Genital Anomalies, Disorders of Sexual Development, Urogenital Sinus, and Cloacal Anomalies

Pediatric Urology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 476-499

  Yerkes, Elizabeth B ^a,b   Rink, Richard C ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3204-5.00036-0     Document Type: Chapter

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