Reconsidering menorrhagia in gynecological practice. Is a 30-year-old definition still valid?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-72

  Janssen, Catharina A H ^a   Scholten, Piet C ^a   Heintz, A Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; Menorrhagia; Menstrual blood loss

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031966798     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00275-3     Document Type: Article

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