Urology
Volume 74, Issue 5 , Pages 965-967 , November 2009

Female Pelvic Surgery and Urologists

  • Firouz Daneshgari

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Firouz Daneshgari, M.D., Department of Urology & Female Pelvic Surgery; Upstate Medical University; 750 E Adams St., Syracuse, NY

Received 27 January 2009 ,Accepted 16 May 2009.

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PII: S0090-4295(09)00703-1

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.05.042

Urology
Volume 74, Issue 5 , Pages 965-967 , November 2009

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