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Original Article

Vesico-vaginal fistula in Eastern Nigeria

H. U. Ezegwui Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. E. Nwogu-Ikojo Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Pages 589-591 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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