Evaluation of bleeding disorders in women with menorrhagia: A survey of obstetrician-gynecologists

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 269.e1-269.e5

  Byams, Vanessa R ^a   Anderson, Britta L ^b   Grant, Althea M ^a   Atrash, Hani ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

bleeding disorder; menorrhagia; physician survey; practice patterns; von Willebrand disease

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENORRHAGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84866922805     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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