The value of medical history taking as risk indicator for tuboperitoneal pathology: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 612-625

  Luttjeboer, F Y ^a   Verhoeve, H R ^b   Van Dessel, H J ^c   Van Der Veen, F ^d   Mol, B W J ^a,d   Coppus, S F P J ^a,d,e  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anamnesis; History; Hysterosalpingography; Laparoscopy; Tubal pathology

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; APPENDICITIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS SURGERY; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; ODDS RATIO; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 62149096016     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02070.x     Document Type: Review

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