Guideline No. 445: Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain

Catherine Allaire; Paul J. Yong; Krisztina Bajzak; John Jarrell; Nucelio Lemos; Colleen R. Miller; Mélanie Morin; Maryam Nasr‐Esfahani; Sukhbir S. Singh; Innie Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102283

Guideline No. 445: Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain

Catherine Allaire, Paul J. Yong, Krisztina Bajzak, John Jarrell, Nucelio Lemos, Colleen R. Miller, Mélanie Morin, Maryam Nasr‐Esfahani, Sukhbir S. Singh, Innie Chen

In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada · 2024 · vol. 46(1) , pp. 102283 · doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102283 · PMID:38341225 · W4391738044

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