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. 2007 May 26;369(9575):1789-1790.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60814-9.

Pelvic organ prolapse: don't forget developing countries

Prasanna Gunasekera¹, Junko Sazaki¹, Godfrey Walker²

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¹ United Nations Population Fund, Kathmandu, Nepal.
² United Nations Population Fund, Kathmandu, Nepal. Electronic address: godfrey_walker@yahoo.co.uk.

PMID: 17531885
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60814-9

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Pelvic organ prolapse: don't forget developing countries

Prasanna Gunasekera et al. Lancet. 2007.

. 2007 May 26;369(9575):1789-1790.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60814-9.

Authors

Prasanna Gunasekera¹, Junko Sazaki¹, Godfrey Walker²

Affiliations

¹ United Nations Population Fund, Kathmandu, Nepal.
² United Nations Population Fund, Kathmandu, Nepal. Electronic address: godfrey_walker@yahoo.co.uk.

PMID: 17531885
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60814-9

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Pelvic organ prolapse.
Jelovsek JE, Maher C, Barber MD. Jelovsek JE, et al. Lancet. 2007 Mar 24;369(9566):1027-38. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60462-0. Lancet. 2007. PMID: 17382829 Review.

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