An evaluation of risk factors for endometrial hyperplasia in premenopausal women with abnormal menstrual bleeding

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 525-529

  Farquhar, C M ^a,b   Lethaby, A ^a,b   Sowter, M ^a,b   Verry, J ^a,b   Baranyai, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abnormal menstrual bleeding; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial hyperplasia; Premenopausal women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 0032874787     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70487-4     Document Type: Article

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