The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 486-493 , December 2005

Endometriosis: What is the risk of hospital admission, readmission, and major surgical intervention?

  • Erica Weir, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Erica Weir, MD, 714-66 Broadway Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4P 1T6.
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  • Cam Mustard, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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  • Marsha Cohen, MD, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • ,
  • Rose Kung, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Received 24 March 2005 ,Accepted 18 May 2005.

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PII: S1553-4650(05)00896-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2005.09.001

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 486-493 , December 2005

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