Patient satisfaction and disease specific quality of life after uterine artery embolization

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1697-1703

  Smith, Wendy J ^a   Upton, Elizabeth ^a   Shuster, Elizabeth J ^a   Klein, Arnold J ^a   Schwartz, Martin L ^a  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Quality of life; Satisfaction; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 3442902508     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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