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Letter to the editor: Stress urinary incontinence is caused predominantly by urethral support failure

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    John O. DeLancey

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, G. G. Brown Building, 2350 Hayward St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    James A. Ashton-Miller

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DeLancey, J.O., Ashton-Miller, J.A. Letter to the editor: Stress urinary incontinence is caused predominantly by urethral support failure. Int Urogynecol J 33, 1357–1358 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-022-05162-0

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