Ultrasonographic endometrial thickness for diagnosing endometrial pathology in postmenopausal bleeding

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-408

  Sadoon, S ^a,d   Salman, G ^b   Smith, G ^c   Henson, C ^c   McCullough, W ^c  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness; Postmenopausal bleeding; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 34547208744     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701327438     Document Type: Article

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