A national survey of gynecologists on current practice patterns for management of abnormal uterine bleeding in South Korea

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-77

  Lee, Ji Young ^a   Lee, Dong Yun ^b   Song, Jae Yen ^c   Lee, Eun Sil ^d   Jeong, Kyungah ^e   Choi, Dooseok ^b  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^e Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Clinician survey; Management

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL;

ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METRORRHAGIA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARDIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALE; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84944161260     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.034     Document Type: Article

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