Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic fibroids: Long-term changes in disease-specific symptoms and quality of life

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2036-2042

  Scheurig Muenkler, C ^a   Lembcke, A ^a   Froeling, V ^a   Maurer, M ^a   Hamm, B ^a   Kroencke, T J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

fibroids; long term; quality of life; uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 79960491707     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der170     Document Type: Article

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