Bleeding disorders among young women: A population-based prevalence study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-206

  Friberg, Britt ^a   Kristin Örnö, Ann ^a   Lindgren, Annika ^b   Lethagen, Stefan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of School Health ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bleeding disorders; Menorrhagia; Platelet dysfunction; von Willebrand disease

Indexed keywords

CYKLO F; DESMOPRESSIN; GESTAGEN; IRON; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; NURSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; SWEDEN; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 33645649599     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500342912     Document Type: Article

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