Accuracy of office hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-225

  Vasile, C ^a,c   Piazza, M ^b  

^a Endoscopic Center of Euganea Medica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AUB; Diagnosis; Hyperplasia; Office hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0344944246     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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