Pelvic Pain Due to Placement of the Vaginal Cuff After Hysterectomy
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FORUM FOR OSTEOPATHIC THOUGHT TRADITION SHAPES THE FUTURE VOLUME 16 NUMBER 4 DECEMBER 2006 Pelvic Pain Due to Placement of the Vaginal Cuff after Hysterectomy page 11 December 2006 The AAO Journal/1 Instructions to Authors The American Academy of Osteopathy® Editorial Review Abstract (AAO) Journal is a peer-reviewed publication Papers submitted to The AAO Journal may be Provide a 150-word abstract that summarizes for disseminating information on the science submitted for review by the Editorial Board. the main points of the paper and it’s conclu- and art of osteopathic manipulative medicine. Notification of acceptance or rejection usually sions. It is directed toward osteopathic physicians, is given within three months after receipt of students, interns and residents and particularly the paper; publication follows as soon as pos- Illustrations toward those physicians with a special interest sible thereafter, depending upon the backlog 1. 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