Diagnostic experience among 4,334 women reporting surgically diagnosed endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-39

  Greene, Rebecca ^a   Stratton, Pamela ^a   Cleary, Sean D ^b   Ballweg, Mary Lou ^c   Sinaii, Ninet ^a,d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (Colombia)

^c Endometriosis Association   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; diagnosis; Endometriosis; health care; pelvic pain; physician specialty; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PELVIC PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 57849126819     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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