International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 55-59 , June 2008

Assessment of Postmenopausal Bleeding

  • Chin-Yuan Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chin-Yuan Hsu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Chung-Shan North Road, Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kung-Liahng Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Taipei College of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 2 February 2008.

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70011-5

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70011-5

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 55-59 , June 2008

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