Health and fertility outcomes among women surgically treated for endometriosis

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 435-442

  Batt, Ronald E ^a,c   Buck, Germaine M ^a   Smith, Richard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030860830     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)80035-0     Document Type: Article

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