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Erschienen in: International Urogynecology Journal 4/2008

01.04.2008 | Editorial

Ageing of the female pelvic floor: towards treatment a la carte of the “geripause”

verfasst von: Diaa E. E. Rizk, Mohamed A. Fahim

Erschienen in: International Urogynecology Journal | Ausgabe 4/2008

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When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look,
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep.
William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
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Metadaten
Titel
Ageing of the female pelvic floor: towards treatment a la carte of the “geripause”
verfasst von
Diaa E. E. Rizk
Mohamed A. Fahim
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2008
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
International Urogynecology Journal / Ausgabe 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-008-0576-0

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