Can we achieve international agreement on terminologies and definitions used to describe abnormalities of menstrual bleeding?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 635-643

  Fraser, Ian S ^a   Critchley, H O D ^b   Munro, M G ^c   Broder, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Partnership for Health LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Definitions; Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Menorrhagia; Menstruation; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERMENORRHEA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METRORRHAGIA; NOMENCLATURE; SCIENTIST; UTERUS BLEEDING; CLASSIFICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34247886057     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del478     Document Type: Article

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