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Original Articles

The general practitioner's approach to pelvic organ prolapse

, MBChB, MMed(OetG), FCOG(SA), MD
Pages 461-465 | Received 01 Oct 2009, Accepted 04 Dec 2009, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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