Understanding endometriosis is the key to successful therapeutic management

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1201-1203

  Sharpe Timms, Kathy L ^a   Young, Steven L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ALLELE; CYSTECTOMY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPREGULATION;

EID: 2342479804     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.09.072     Document Type: Article

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