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Study of the levator ani muscle in the multipara: role of levator dysfunction in defecation disorders

A. Shafik Department of Surgery and Experimental Research, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt; [email protected]
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O. El-Sibai Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt
Pages 187-192 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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