Controversies on Transvaginal Ultrasound Screening for Endometrial Cancer in Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Women
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Democritus University of Thrace, Greece 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2. Rea Hospital Athens Greece 3. TEI Technol University of Athens Greece “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania 4. Department of Endocrinology and Endocrinology Center, Trikala, Greece 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Romania Faculty of Medicine 6. Department of Mother and Child Medicine *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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