Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 915-929 , December 2007

First-generation endometrial ablation: roller-ball vs loop vs laser

  • Nikolaos P. Papadopoulos, MD (Clinical Research Fellow)
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  • Adam Magos, BSc, MD, FRCOG (Consultant Gynaecologist)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence author. Tel.: +44 20 7431 1321, Fax: +44 20 7431 1321.

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PII: S1521-6934(07)00071-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.03.014

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 915-929 , December 2007

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