Midurethral slings: Evidence-based medicine vs the medicolegal system

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 708.e1-708.e5

  Nager, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based medicine; litigation; midurethral slings; stress urinary incontinence; surgery; systematic review; transvaginal mesh

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORCELLATION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT; SUBURETHRAL SLING; TRANSVAGINAL SLING; ADVERTISING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SURGICAL MESH; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL MESH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 84969869959     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.018     Document Type: Article

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