Pregnancy-related changes in the size of uterine leiomyomas

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 671-674

  Neiger, Ran ^a,b   Sonek, Jiri D ^a   Croom, Christopher S ^a   Ventolini, Gary ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Leiomyoma; Pregnancy; Uterine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 33749128973     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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