Outcomes in women age 40 years and older with cytologically benign endometrial cells

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 379.e1-379.e6

  Casey, Petra M ^a   Gallenberg, Mary M ^a   Kastner, Thomas M ^a   Barrette, Brigitte A ^a   Chantigian, Paula D M ^a   Shuster, Lynne T ^a   MacLaughlin, Kathy L ^a   Allensworth, Sumer K ^b   Weaver, Amy L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

cytologically benign endometrial cells; endometrial cancer; endometrial hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGICALLY BENIGN ENDOMETRIAL CELL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84868127734     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.08.018     Document Type: Article

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