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A multi-centre retrospective cohort study comparing the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. The HOPEFUL study.

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To examine and compare the medium-term results of hysterectomy and uterine artery embolisation (UAE) as a treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids with regard to safety, efficacy, special issues in the UAE group, cost-effectiveness, and women's own perspectives on the treatments. Data were collected locally from patients' hospital records and also from patients themselves by postal questionnaire. Questionnaire data included free-text comments and this qualitative material was analysed using...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Surgical Sciences
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Oncology
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Journal:
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) More from this journal
Volume:
12
Issue:
5
Publication date:
2008-03-01
EISSN:
2046-4924


Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:446612
UUID:
uuid:029e7d6a-2194-4729-aa79-2ac88bf5260e
Local pid:
pubs:446612
Source identifiers:
446612
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2014-05-12
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