Development of a screening tool for identifying women with menorrhagia for hemostatic evaluation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163.e1-163.e8

  Philipp, Claire S ^a   Faiz, Ambarina ^a   Dowling, Nicole F ^b   Beckman, Michele ^b   Owens, Sally ^b   Ayers, Charletta ^a   Bachmann, Gloria ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

bleeding disorders; menorrhagia; screening tool

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYZER; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLEEDING; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 38349171862     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.070     Document Type: Article

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