Gonadotrophin antagonists for pain associated with endometriosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Houda, Mohammed R ^a,b   Grant, Natalie H ^c  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LEVONORGESTREL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041709063     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011446     Document Type: Article

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