Correlation between endometriosis and pelvic pain

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-434

  Porpora, Maria Grazia ^a   Koninckx, P R ^b   Piazze, J ^a   Natili, M ^a   Colagrande, S ^a   Cosmi, E V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033498742     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(99)80006-1     Document Type: Article

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