Should a diagnosis of endometriosis be sought in all symptomatic women?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1312-1313

  Kennedy, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PELVIC PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33750180222     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.047     Document Type: Article

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