Predictors of hysterectomy: An Australian study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 945-954

  Treloar, Susan A ^a   Do, Kim Anh ^a   O'Connor, Vivienne M ^a   O'Connor, Daniel T ^a   Yeo, Margaret A ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Predictors; Risk factors; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TWINS; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0032948861     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70666-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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