Cytogenetic analysis of patients with primary and secondary amenorrhoea in Hong Kong: Retrospective study

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-272

  Wong, M S F ^a   Lam, S T S ^b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Chromosome aberrations; Karyotyping; Ovarian failure, premature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

AMENORRHEA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS;

EID: 23844502586     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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