Clinical opinion: Guidelines for hysterectomy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 635-640

  Robert Kovac, S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; PARITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 4444252909     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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