Assessment of the prevalence and impact of anemia on women hospitalized for gynecologic conditions associated with heavy uterine bleeding

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Morrison, John ^b   Patel, Snehal T ^a   Watson, Wendy ^b   Zaidi, Qasim R ^b   Mangione, Antoinette ^b   Goss, Thomas F ^b  

^a Covance Market Access Services Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood transfusion; Heavy uterine bleeding; Hospitalization costs; Hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45349094621     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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