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Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Abdul H. Sultan

  2. Obstetric Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire and Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK

    Christine Kettle

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  1. Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Abdul H. Sultan

  2. Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Ranee Thakar

  3. Furlong Professor of Women’s Health Director of Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Dee E. Fenner

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Sultan, A.H., Kettle, C. (2009). Diagnosis of Perineal Trauma. In: Sultan, A.H., Thakar, R., Fenner, D.E. (eds) Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-503-5_2

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