Systematic review highlights difficulty interpreting diverse clinical outcomes in abnormal uterine bleeding trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-300

  Rahn, David D ^a   Abed, Husam ^b   Sung, Vivian W ^c   Matteson, Kristen A ^c   Rogers, Rebecca G ^d   Morrill, Michelle Y ^e   Barber, Matthew D ^f   Schaffer, Joseph I ^a   Wheeler II, Thomas L ^g   Balk, Ethan M ^h   Uhlig, Katrin ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^h TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Endometrial ablation; Hysterectomy; Leiomyomata; Menorrhagia; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 78751648831     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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