Impact of vaginal parity and aging on the architectural design of pelvic floor muscles
- 5 March 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Vol. 215 (3), 312.e1-312.e9
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.02.033
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