Endometrial Thickness, Uterine, and Ovarian Ultrasonographic Features in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 146-152

  Shah, Bina ^a   Parnell, Lauren ^a   Milla, Sarah ^a   Kessler, Marion ^a   David, Raphael ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Endometrium thickness; Pelvic ultrasonography; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; METRORRHAGIA; MORPHOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; UTERUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77952100039     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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