American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 1573-1578 , June 2003

Endometrial carcinoma: Treatment and outcomes in the regional hospital setting

Presented at the Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, October 22-27, 2002, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

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☆ Request for reprints: Jess W. Hickerson, MD, The Corvallis Clinic, P.C., 3680 NW Samaritan Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330.

PII: S0002-9378(03)00339-9

doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.385

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 1573-1578 , June 2003

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