An agenda for research into uterine artery embolization: Results of an expert panel conference

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-515

  Broder, Michael S ^a,b   Landow, Wendy J ^c   Goodwin, Scott C ^a   Brook, Robert H ^a,b   Sherbourne, Cathy D ^b   Harris, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Soc Cardiovasc Interventional R   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroid; Uterine arteries, embolization; Uterus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SATISFACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0033996683     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61386-4     Document Type: Article

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