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Economic Impact of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse: Conservative, Medical, and Surgical Treatments

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    Lynn Stothers

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  1. Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA

    Gopal H. Badlani MD

  2. Department of Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA

    G. Willy Davila MD

  3. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Martin C. Michel MD, MAE

  4. Department of Urology Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jean J. M. C. H. de la Rosette MD, PhD

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Stothers, L. (2009). Economic Impact of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse: Conservative, Medical, and Surgical Treatments. In: Badlani, G.H., Davila, G.W., Michel, M.C., de la Rosette, J.J.M.C.H. (eds) Continence. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-510-3_37

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