Endometrial cryoablation and thermal ablation

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 575-583

  Korn, Abner P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REVIEW;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MICROWAVES;

EID: 0034268034     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200009000-00018     Document Type: Review

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