Outcomes of vaginal prolapse surgery among female medicare beneficiaries: the role of apical support

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 981-987

  Eilber, Karyn S ^a   Alperin, Marianna ^a   Khan, Aqsa ^a   Wu, Ning ^a   Pashos, Chris L ^a   Clemens, J Quentin ^a   Anger, Jennifer T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLPORRHAPHY; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 84887143673     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a8a5e4     Document Type: Article

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