The endometrial-myometrial junction: A fresh look at a busy crossing

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Naftalin, J ^a   Jurkovic, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADENOMYOSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 67650219020     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6432     Document Type: Editorial

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