Correlation of symptoms with degree of pelvic organ support in a general population of women: what is pelvic organ prolapse?

2003/08/01 by Steven E Swift, Steven Swift, Susan B Tate +3 · 26 citations
Medicine · #Clinical significance #Endometriosis Research and Treatment #Gynecology #Internal medicine #Medicine #Obstetrics #Pelvic cavity #Pelvic floor disorders treatments #Population #Stage (stratigraphy) #Surgery #Urinary Tract Infections Management

paper · doi:10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00698-7

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