Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191 , April 2010

Vaginal aplasia and reconstruction

  • G. Creatsas, MD, FACS, FACOG, FRCOG (a.e.) (Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 210 7217835; fax: +30 210 7233330.
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  • E. Deligeoroglou, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology)

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PII: S1521-6934(09)00140-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.11.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191 , April 2010

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