Pictorial blood loss assessment chart for quantification of menstrual blood loss: a systematic review

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 157-163

  El Nashar, Sherif A ^a,b   Shazly, Sherif A M ^a,b   Famuyide, Abimbola O ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Menorrhagia; Menstruation; Pictorial chart; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HEMATIN;

ALKALINITY; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PICTORIAL BLOOD LOSS ASSESSMENT CHART; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84938955659     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-015-0893-5     Document Type: Review

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