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Uterine Fibroids (cont.)

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Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

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eMedicine.com. Leiomyoma, uterus.
<http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/405676-overview>

Parker, WH. Uterine Myomas: Management. Fertil Steril. 2007 Aug;88(2):255-71. Epub 2007 Jul 20.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Melissa Givens, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center. Coauthor(s): Kelly Abbrescia, DO, Risk Manager, Morbidity and Mortality Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center. Editors: James E Keany, MD, FACEP, Director of Emergency Medical Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center and Children's Hospital at Miss; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James S Cohen, MD, Consulting Staff, James Cohen, PC.


Last Editorial Review: 7/9/2010

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