Visits to emergency departments for gynecologic disorders in the United States, 1992-1994

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1007-1012

  Curtis, Kathryn M ^a   Hillis, Susan D ^a   Kieke Jr, Burney A ^a   Brett, Kate M ^b   Marchbanks, Polly A ^a   Peterson, Herbert B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Office of Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031834721     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00110-0     Document Type: Article

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