A systematic review of clinical studies on hereditary factors in pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1327-1336

  Lince, Sabrina L ^a   Van Kempen, Leon C ^b,c   Vierhout, Mark E ^a   Kluivers, Kirsten B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family; Genetics; Inheritance; Pelvic organ prolapse; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868381326     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1704-4     Document Type: Review

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