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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Role of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding in Nonpregnant Patients in Reproductive Age

Bailey Wilson, Sanja Kupesic Plavsic

Keywords : Menorrhagia,Anovulatory cycle,Ovulatory cycle,B-mode ultrasound,Color Doppler ultrasound

Citation Information : Wilson B, Plavsic SK. Role of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding in Nonpregnant Patients in Reproductive Age. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012; 6 (1):112-120.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1233

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-03-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


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Wilson B, Plavsic SK. Role of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding in Nonpregnant Patients in Reproductive Age. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012;6(1):112-120.


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