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01-01-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on Toozs-Hobson et al.: The effect of mode of delivery on pelvic floor functional anatomy

Author: Hans Peter Dietz

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 1/2009

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Comment on Toozs-Hobson et al.: The effect of mode of delivery on pelvic floor functional anatomy
Author: Hans Peter Dietz
Publication date: 01-01-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-008-0665-0

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