Epidemiology of abnormal uterine bleeding

Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 887-890

  Palep Singh, Manisha ^a   Prentice, Andrew ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dysmenorrhoea; epidemiology; menorrhagia; menstrual dysfunction; periods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AMENORRHEA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DYSMENORRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS, INHERITED; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36549053004     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.03.012     Document Type: Review

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