Changing Trends in Gynecologists' Opinions of Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: The Patient's Perspective

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1559-1561

  Arleo, Elizabeth Kagan ^a   Pollak, Jeffrey ^a   Tal, Michael G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS TUMOR;

EID: 0345599891     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000099533.29957.06     Document Type: Article

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