The conservative management of abnormal bleeding in teenagers with developmental disabilities

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-56

  Quint, Elisabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ANOVULATION; CHILD REARING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSMENORRHEA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; THROMBOSIS; UTERUS BLEEDING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037296107     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(02)00213-9     Document Type: Note

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