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A historical perspective on our understanding of the uterovaginal connective tissue supports

Shunaha Kim-Fine1, Matthew D Barber, Anthony P Tizzano

  • 1From the *Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; †Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; and ‡Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic, Wooster, OH.

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
|March 29, 2012
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