Endometrial resection for the treatment of menorrhagia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-156

  O'Connor, Hugh ^a   Magos, Adam ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029971041     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199607183350302     Document Type: Article

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