Uterine Fibroids
- 3 October 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 369 (14), 1344-1355
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra1209993
Abstract
Uterine fibroids are common, benign tumors that cause considerable morbidity. Insights into the biologic and genetic mechanisms underlying these tumors at the cellular level are pointing the way to novel treatment approaches.Keywords
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