The incidence of endometrial cancer after endometrial ablation in a low-risk population

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 492-494

  Neuwirth, Robert S ^a   Loffer, Franklin D ^b   Trenhaile, Therese ^a   Levin, Bruce ^c  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PRECANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9244224114     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60081-3     Document Type: Article

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