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Should women be offered elective cesarean section in the hope of preserving pelvic floor function?

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  1. Division of Urogynecology, Evanston Continence Center, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1000 Central Street, Suite 730, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA

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Sand, P.K. Should women be offered elective cesarean section in the hope of preserving pelvic floor function?. Int Urogynecol J 16, 255–256 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-005-1303-8

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