Endometrial cancer: A neoplasia with increasing incidence rate. Screening and early diagnosis: proposal for a protocol;Il carcinoma dell'endometrio: Una neoplasia in aumento. Screening mirato e diagnosi precoce: proposta di protocollo

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Baiocchi, G ^a   Gilardi, G ^a,b  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial neoplasms prevention and control; Endometrial neoplasms, diagnosis; Ultrasonography methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VAGINA SMEAR;

AGED; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0031111503     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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