Endometrial alterations on ultrasonography in asymptomatic postmenopausal women;Alteración ecográfica del endometrio en mujeres menopáusicas sin metrorragia

Progresos en Obstetricia y Ginecologia

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 398-403

  Fernández Parra, Jorge ^a,b   González Paredes, Aída ^a   Rodríguez Oliver, Antonio J ^a   Montoya Ventoso, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Hysteroscopy; Menopause; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCIDENCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 47049109167     PISSN: 03045013     EISSN: 15781453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-5013(08)71106-3     Document Type: Article

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