Current thinking on the role of interventional radiology in women's health

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 621-629

  Goldberg, Jay ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fibroid; interventional radiology; uterine fibroid embolization; women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651162896     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: 17474116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.2.5.621     Document Type: Article

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