To mesh or not to mesh? That is the question

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-506

  Swift, Steven ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959971631     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1407-2     Document Type: Editorial

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