Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic fibroids: Short-term versus mid-term changes in disease-specific symptoms, quality of life and magnetic resonance imaging results

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3270-3277

  Scheurig, C ^a   Gauruder Burmester, A ^a,c   Kluner, C ^a   Kurzeja, R ^a   Lembcke, A ^a   Zimmermann, E ^a   Hamm, B ^a   Kroencke, Thomas ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b St Hedwig Hospital ^*  (Germany)

^c St Hedwig Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Magnetic resonance imaging; Quality of life; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 33751363559     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del275     Document Type: Article

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