Trends in endometrial ablation and hysterectomy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, in Mersey region

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-8

  Bridgman, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Endometrial ablation; Endometrial resection; Hysterectomy; Menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030031534     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1996.232192.x     Document Type: Article

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