Uterine leiomyomata (fibroids): Are bleeding symptoms more likely to be reported after diagnosis?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 318-320

  Wegienka, Ganesa ^a,b   Baird, Donna Day ^b   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^c   Harlow, Siobán D ^d   Hartmann, Katherine E ^e  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TAMPON; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1842558531     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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