Heavy menstrual bleeding: Delivering patient-centred care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 548, 2008, Pages 151-152

  Santer, Miriam ^a  

^a Ruston Street Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD VOLUME; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 40749090797     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X277258     Document Type: Editorial

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