An evidence-based medicine approach to the treatment of endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain: Placebo-controlled studies

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 477-488

  Howard, Fred M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN; PLACEBO;

ACNE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EDEMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034537568     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60360-X     Document Type: Article

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