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Transobturator Mid-Urethral Slings in Current Clinical Practice

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Dowling, C.R. Transobturator Mid-Urethral Slings in Current Clinical Practice. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep 7, 153–156 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-012-0134-y

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