Descriptive epidemiology of endometrial hyperplasia in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-134

  Anastasiadis, P G ^a   Skaphida, P G ^b   Koutlaki, N G ^b   Galazios, G C ^b   Tsikouras, P N ^b   Liberis, V A ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034090955     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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