The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound scan in predicting endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in postmenopausal bleeding

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 447-451

  Bakour, Shagaf H ^a   Dwarakanath, Linga S ^a   Khan, Khalid S ^a,c   Newton, John R ^a   Gupta, Janesh K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Likelihood ratios; Ultrasound scan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0032901365     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780519.x     Document Type: Article

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