Humanitarian ventures or 'fistula tourism?': the ethical perils of pelvic surgery in the developing world.

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Published in Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct on July 18, 2006

Authors

L Lewis Wall1, Steven D Arrowsmith, Anyetei T Lassey, Kwabena Danso

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Campus Box 8064, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. WALLL@wustl.edu

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