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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Economic impact of tension-free vaginal tape surgery for urinary incontinence in an ambulatory regimen compared with hospital admission

A study of the minimization of costs in a public hospital in Spain

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Pages 392-397 | Received 02 Oct 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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