Screening for Coagulation Disorders in Adolescents with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Kulp, Jennifer L ^a   Mwangi, Christine N ^b   Loveless, Meredith ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Adolescents; Bleeding disorders; Menorrhagia; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHI SQUARE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38749093351     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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