An evidence-based evaluation of endometriosis-associated infertility

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 653-667

  Pritts, Elizabeth A ^a   Taylor, Robert N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ANOVULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 0141844614     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(03)00045-8     Document Type: Review

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