Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 374-378 , December 2007

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Aging Women

  • Gin-Den Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Gin-Den Chen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan

,Accepted 14 June 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60006-6

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60006-6

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 374-378 , December 2007

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