Treatment of menorrhagia due to dysfunctional uterine bleeding

American Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-172

  Rosenfeld, Jo Ann ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GOSERELIN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; MECLOFENAMATE SODIUM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEFENAMIC ACID; NAPROXEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACNE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYSTERECTOMY; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMA; PLACENTA DISORDER; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030032828     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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