Classification and the diagnostics of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age: the PALM-COEIN classification system adopted by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Svetlana Spremović Radjenović; Aleksandar Stefanović; Saša Kadija; Katarina Jeremić; Radmila Sparić

doi:10.2298/VSP160709289S

Svetlana Spremović Radjenović Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar Stefanović Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Saša Kadija Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Katarina Jeremić Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Radmila Sparić Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP160709289S

Keywords: metrorrhagia, classification, diagnosis, women, terminology as topic,

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