History of Endometriosis: A 20th-Century Disease

Endometriosis: Science and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-18

  Brosens, Ivo ^a   Benagiano, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classification; Endometriosis; History; Hormonal therapy; Identification; Laparoscopy; Lesions; Pathogenesis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870546414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444398519.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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