Effects of hypertension and obesity on endometrial thickness

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-75

  Serdar Serin, Ibrahim ^a,b   Ozçelik, Bulent ^a   Basbug, Mustafa ^a   Ozsahin, Olcay ^a   Yilmazsoy, Ayse ^a   Erez, Rusen ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Alparslan M Farabi C   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0038347325     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00485-2     Document Type: Article

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