American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 495.e1-495.e5 , May 2010

Lower urinary tract injury in women in the United States, 1979–2006

Presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, Hollywood, FL, Sept. 24-26, 2009.

  • Elizabeth A. Frankman, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Women's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Li Wang, MS

      Affiliations

    • Office of Clinical Research, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Clareann H. Bunker, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Office of Clinical Research, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Jerry L. Lowder, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Women's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Received 3 August 2009 ,Revised 26 October 2009 ,Accepted 12 January 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Frankman EA, Wang L, Bunker CH, et al. Lower urinary tract injury in women in the United States, 1979–2006. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:495.e1-5.

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 This study was supported by Grant no. UL1 RR024153 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NCRR or NIH. Information on NCRR is available at http://www.ncrr.nih.gov.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00024-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.013

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 495.e1-495.e5 , May 2010

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