Endometriosis: Frequency and correlation between symptomatology and disease stage

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 199-202

  Mehmud, Ghazala ^a   Akhtar, Tasneem ^b   Sadia, Shamsunisa ^c  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Sir Syed University   (Pakistan)

^c Islamic International Medical College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Lasparoscopy; Revised American Fertility Society score (R AFS score); Staging; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 48649102509     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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