Natural history of familial myomas

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Uimari, Outi ^a   Suomalainen König, Sanna ^a   Sakkinen, Nina ^a   Santala, Markku ^a   Nieminen, Pentti ^b   Ryynanen, Markku ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Familial; Myoma; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MYOMA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 33645848479     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.08.020     Document Type: Article

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