The impact of leiomyomas on pregnancy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-47

  Roberts, William E ^a   Fulp, Kari S ^a   Morrison, John C ^a   Martin Jr , James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; NEGRO; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0032973395     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1999.tb03442.x     Document Type: Article

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