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The impact of pelvic floor contraction on urethral mobility and urogenital hiatus size in pelvic floor ultrasound Cover

The impact of pelvic floor contraction on urethral mobility and urogenital hiatus size in pelvic floor ultrasound

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2025.0005 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 6, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 3, 2024
Published on: Feb 19, 2025
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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© 2025 Marta Dobek-Brylińska, Edyta Wlaźlak, Wiktor Wlaźlak, Jan Krakowiak, Andrzej Wróbel, Grzegorz Surkont, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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