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Gynaecology

Clinical audit of the use of tension-free vaginal tape as a surgical treatment for urinary stress incontinence, set against NICE guidelines

Natalia Price The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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SR Jackson The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Pages 534-538 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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