Diagnostic delay for endometriosis in Austria and Germany: Causes and possible consequences

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3412-3416

  Hudelist, G ^a,b,c,d   Fritzer, N ^e   Thomas, A ^e   Niehues, C ^f   Oppelt, P ^b,c,d,g   Haas, D ^b,c,d,g   Tammaa, A ^a   Salzer, H ^a  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b SEF   (Germany)

^c Stiftung Endometrioseforschung   (Austria)

^d Stiftung Endometrioseforschung   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^f Median Klinik Am Burggraben   (Germany)

^g KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

diagnosis; diagnostic delay; endometriosis; reasons

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84870048142     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des316     Document Type: Article

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