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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Ranee Thakar

  2. Division of Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Urogynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Dee E. Fenner

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  1. Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Abdul H. Sultan

  2. Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, UK

    Ranee Thakar

  3. Furlong Professor of Women’s Health Director of Gynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Dee E. Fenner

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Thakar, R., Fenner, D.E. (2009). Anatomy of the Perineum and the Anal Sphincter. In: Sultan, A.H., Thakar, R., Fenner, D.E. (eds) Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-503-5_1

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