Practice patterns and attitudes about treating abnormal uterine bleeding: A national survey of obstetricians and gynecologists

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321.e1-321.e8

  Matteson, Kristen A ^a   Anderson, Britta L ^c   Pinto, Stephanie B ^a   Lopes, Vrishali ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^c   Clark, Melissa A ^a,b  

^a Division of Research Women and Infants Hospital   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Attitudes; Evidence; Physician survey; Treatment preferences

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERUS BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; OBSTETRICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84855183283     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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