Guidelines in gynaecology: Evaluation in menorrhagia and in urinary incontinence

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 535-543

  Chadha, Yogesh ^a   Mollison, Jill ^b   Howie, Fiona ^c   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^c   Hall, Marion ^b   Russell, Ian ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0034022586     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13275.x     Document Type: Article

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