Laparoscopic myomectomy in the infertile woman

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 525-532

  Miller, Charles E ^a   Johnston, Mary ^a   Rundell, Michael ^a  

^a Chicago Center for Human Reproduction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY RATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0029758929     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)80162-8     Document Type: Article

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