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Clinical Evaluation of the Pelvis

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Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

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A central tenet of the Hippocratic oath is the injunction to do no harm. Patients attend physicians trusting that our knowledge is sufficient and our discretion complete, but above all else, that they will be treated with empathy and judiciousness. If we are to avoid doing harm we must recognize that patients have needs which encompass both the physical and psychological realms.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IWK Health Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Dr Scott A. Farrell (Professor)

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  1. Urogynecology Unit, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    H. P. Drutz BA, MD, FRC(C), FACOG, FSOGC

  2. Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    S. Herschorn BSc, MDCM, FRCSC

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    N. E. Diamant MD, FRCP(C)

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Farrell, S.A. (2003). Clinical Evaluation of the Pelvis. In: Drutz, H.P., Herschorn, S., Diamant, N.E. (eds) Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-238-1_8

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