'The Flemish Giant', reflections on the defense against endometriosis, inspired by Professor Emeritus Ivo A. Brosens

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-258

  Evers, Johannes L H ^a   Land, Jolande A ^a   Dunselman, Gerard A J ^a   Van Der Linden, Paul J Q ^a,b   Hamilton, Carl J C M ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

'The Flemish giant'; Reflections on the defense against endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0032401949     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00199-7     Document Type: Article

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