Changes in rates of hysterectomy and uterine conserving procedures for treatment of uterine leiomyoma

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 601.e1-601.e6

  Jacobson, Gavin F ^a,b   Shaber, Ruth E ^a,b   Armstrong, Mary Anne ^b   Hung, Yun Yi ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial ablation; hysterectomy; myomectomy; uterine artery embolization; uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TREND STUDY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 34249692498     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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