Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 319-327 , July 2008

Predictors of Hysterectomy as a Treatment for Menstrual Symptoms

  • Melissa Graham, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Melissa Graham, PhD, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University Australia, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia.
    • ,
  • Erica L. James, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Research and Psych-oncology (CHeRP), Cancer Council NSW/University of Newcastle, NSW Australia
    • ,
  • Helen Keleher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Received 15 May 2007 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.04.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 319-327 , July 2008

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