Premenopausal bleeding: When should the endometrium be investigated?-A retrospective non-comparative study of 3006 women

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-89

  Iram, Samina ^a   Musonda, Patrick ^b   Ewies, Ayman A A ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia; Endometrial sampling; Premenopausal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 72049092395     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.09.023     Document Type: Article

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