Guidelines for providing privileges and credentials to physicians for transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 194-197

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENTS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; COMPLEX PROCEDURE; MULTIPLE FACTORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MESHES;

SURGERY;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; SURGICAL MESH; UROLOGY; VAGINA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UROLOGY; VAGINA;

EID: 84864663164     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31825f36ed     Document Type: Article

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