Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 425-430 , April 2002

Ovarian stroma flow intensity decreases by age: a three-dimensional power doppler ultrasonographic study

  • Hsien-An Pan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Yueh-Chin Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Chin-Hsien Li

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Hsing Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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  • Fong-Ming Chang

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Fong-Ming Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, 138 Victory Road, Tainan 70428 Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

Received 5 November 2001 ,Accepted 22 January 2002.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 425-430 , April 2002

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