Evaluation of outpatient hysteroscopy and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of endometrial disease

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1001-1007

  Clark, T Justin ^a,b   Bakour, Shagaf H ^a   Gupta, Janesh K ^a   Khan, Khalid S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 0036277578     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)01976-2     Document Type: Article

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