Health care implications of dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-188

  Prentice, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Hysterectomy rates; Medical therapy; Menorrhagia; Research practice gap

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENORRHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032838386     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.1999.0016     Document Type: Article

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