The decision-making process for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 559-567

  Geller, Stacie E ^a   Bernstein, Steven J ^b,c   Harlow, Sioban D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0030661970     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1997.6.559     Document Type: Article

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