The effect of increasing age on the outcome of hysteroscopic endometrial resection for management of dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-119

  Seidman, Daniel S ^a,b   Bitman, Ginadi ^a,b   Mashiach, Shlomo ^a,b   Hart, Shraga ^a,b   Goldenberg, Mordechai ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0034012362     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(00)80020-1     Document Type: Article

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