Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 379-383 , December 2008

The Roles of Endoscopy in Endometrial Cancer

  • Chyi-Long Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuan-Gen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Lin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing, and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Feng Yen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr Chih-Feng Yen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, 5, Fu-Hsin Street, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

,Accepted 23 June 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60002-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60002-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 379-383 , December 2008

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