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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A cost-effectiveness analysis of tension-free vaginal tape versus laparoscopic mesh colposuspension for primary female stress incontinence

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Pages 1485-1490 | Received 04 Jan 2006, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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