A randomised comparison of vaginoscopic office hysteroscopy and saline infusion sonography: A patient compliance study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1232-1237

  Van Dongen, H ^a   De Kroon, C D ^a   Van Den Tillaart, S A H M ^a   Louwe L A ^a   Trimbos Kemper, G C M ^a   Jansen, F W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Office hysteroscopy; Patient compliance; Saline infusion sonography

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINA PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 49649089973     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01858.x     Document Type: Article

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