Using uterine artery embolization to treat fibroids

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 14-34+37

  Schwartz, Martin L ^a   Klein, Arnold ^a   McLucas, Bruce ^b  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0346908012     PISSN: 00136654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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