Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 169-176 , September 2008

Regenerative Therapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence

  • Ron Jankowski

      Affiliations

    • Cook MyoSite, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Ryan Pruchnic

      Affiliations

    • Cook MyoSite, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • David Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Cook MyoSite, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael B. Chancellor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, 438 Medical Office Building, 3535 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA

Received 2 January 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2008 ,Accepted 1 February 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60032-4

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60032-4

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 169-176 , September 2008

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