Management of vaginal hypoplasia in disorders of sexual development: Surgical and non-surgical options

Sexual Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 292-299

  Deans, R ^a   Berra, M ^a   Creighton, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disorders of sexual development; Surgery; Vaginal hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952110235     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316231     Document Type: Article

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