Incidence and estimated prevalence of endometriosis and adenomyosis in Northeast Italy: A data linkage study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Morassutto, Caterina ^a   Monasta, Lorenzo ^a   Ricci, Giuseppe ^a,b   Barbone, Fabio ^b,c   Ronfani, Luca ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964632176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154227     Document Type: Article

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