Randomized clinical trial of total vs. Subtotal hysterectomy: Validity of the trial questionnaire

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 968-974

  Gimbel, Helga ^a   Zobbe, Vibeke ^a   Ottesen, Bent S ^a   Tabor, Ann ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Questionnaire; Randomized trial; Subtotal abdominal hysterectomy; Total abdominal hysterectomy; Validation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036799795     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.811012.x     Document Type: Article

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