Pelvic floor disorders among women in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia: a pilot study.

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Published in Int Urogynecol J on November 23, 2012

Authors

Berihun Megabiaw1, Mulatu Adefris, Guri Rortveit, Getu Degu, Mulu Muleta, Astrid Blystad, Torvid Kiserud, Tesfahun Melese, Yigzaw Kebede

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. beredomega@gmail.com

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