Systematic review and meta-analysis of intrauterine adhesions after miscarriage: Prevalence, risk factors and long-term reproductive outcome

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 262-278

  Hooker, Angelo B ^a,b,c   Lemmers, Marike ^d   Thurkow, Andreas L ^b   Heymans, Martijn W ^c   Opmeer, Brent C ^d   Brölmann, Hans A M ^c   Mol, Ben W ^d   Huirne, Judith A F ^c  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Infertility; Miscarriage; Reproductive outcome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADHESIONS; INFERTILITY; MISCARRIAGE; REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84894052525     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmt045     Document Type: Article

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