Uterine artery embolisation for symptomatic fibroids

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 233-236

  Dover, Richard W ^a   Torode, Hugh W ^a   Briggs, Greg M ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0034611376     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb123919.x     Document Type: Review

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