Prevalence of hysteroscopic abnormalities and anomalies observed in a population without gynaecological complaints

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 347-351

  Van Der Leij, Gerard ^a   Lammes, Frits B ^b  

^a Schieland Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Fibroids; Hysteroscopy; Mullerian; Polyps; Prevalence; Variations

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PARITY; POLYP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0030723135     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2508.1997.144-gy0552.x     Document Type: Article

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