Classification and the diagnostics of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age: the PALM-COEIN classification system adopted by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Spremović Radjenović S, Stefanović A, Kadija S, Jeremić K, Sparić R. Classification and the diagnostics of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age: the PALM-COEIN classification system adopted by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Vojnosanit Pregl [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 14 [cited 2026 Jul. 12];73(12). Available from: https://asistent.ceon.rs/index.php/vsp/article/view/VSP160709289S

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metrorrhagia
classification
diagnosis
women
terminology as topic
DOI: 10.2298/VSP160709289S

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