What is the recurrence rate of postmenopausal bleeding in women who have a thin endometrium during a first episode of postmenopausal bleeding?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-93

  Van Doorn, H C ^a   Timmermans, A ^b,c,h   Opmeer, B C ^c   Kruitwagen, R F M P ^d   Dijkhuizen, F P H L J ^e   Kooi, G S ^f   Van De Weijer, P H M ^g   Mol, B W J ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^e RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^h NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness 4 mm; Postmenopausal bleeding; Recurrence rate

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; POSTMENOPAUSE BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 37549003324     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701763130     Document Type: Article

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