Estrogen levels and estrogen receptors in patients with stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-39

  Lang, J H ^a   Zhu, L ^a   Sun, Z J ^a   Chen, J ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; Pelvic organ prolapse; Urinary stress incontinence

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

EID: 0037225414     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00232-1     Document Type: Article

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