Comparing the performance of two clinical models in estimating the risk of endometrial cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal women

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 433-438

  Musonda, Patrick ^a   Burbos, Nikolaos ^b   Duncan, Timothy J ^b   Crocker, Simon G ^b   Morris, Edward P ^b   Nieto, Joaquin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Endometrial cancer; Predictive models; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFAB TOOL; DFAB TOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 82255162720     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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