The Surgical Treatments Outcomes Project for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Summary of an Agency for Health Research and Quality-sponsored randomized trial of endometrial ablation versus hysterectomy for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-452

  Munro, Malcolm G ^a,e   Dickersin, Kay ^b   Clark, Melissa A ^c   Langenberg, Patricia ^d   Scherer, Roberta W ^b   Frick, Kevin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Station 3 B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Endometrial ablation; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENSTRUATION; METRORRHAGIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; METRORRHAGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 79955047330     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31820786f1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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