Medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding: Factors predicting satisfaction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-42

  Richter, Holly E ^a   Learman, Lee A ^b   Lin, Feng ^b   Varner, R Edward ^a   Hendrix, Susan L ^c   Summitt, Robert L ^d   Washington, A Eugene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Medroxyprogesterone acetate; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0038336594     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.342     Document Type: Article

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