Thermal balloon and rollerball ablation to treat menorrhagia: Two-year results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized, clinical trial

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-179

  Grainger, David A ^a   Tjaden, Bruce L ^a   Rowland, Courtney ^b   Meyer, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034101123     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(00)80036-5     Document Type: Article

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