Trends in management of pelvic organ prolapse among female Medicare beneficiaries

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 463.e1-463.e8

  Khan, Aqsa A ^a   Eilber, Karyn S ^b   Clemens, J Quentin ^c   Wu, Ning ^d   Pashos, Chris L ^d   Anger, Jennifer T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; mesh; pelvic organ prolapsed; trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MESH; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; AGED; DEVICES; HYSTERECTOMY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICARE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SURGICAL MESH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930413501     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.10.025     Document Type: Article

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