Rationale of myomectomy for perimenopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-407

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^a,b   Lee, Wen Ling ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LETTER; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MYOMECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; PERIMENOPAUSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36348963552     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.10.001     Document Type: Letter

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