TY - JOUR
T1 - The second National Institutes of Health International Congress on advances in uterine leiomyoma research
T2 - conference summary and future recommendations
AU - Dixon, Darlene
AU - Parrott, Estella C.
AU - Segars, James H.
AU - Olden, Kenneth
AU - Pinn, Vivian W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This NIH Congress summary was supported, in part, by the Office of the Director and the Division of Intramural Research, Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, NIEHS; the Reproductive Sciences Branch and the Intramural Research Programs of the Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD; and the Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH.
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Objective: To summarize the proceedings of the Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research: 2nd NIH International Congress, which was convened on February 24-25, 2005 by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Design: Scientific information was presented at a 2-day conference, which was a collaborative effort of agencies across the DHHS and members of the academic, clinical, and medical communities involved in uterine leiomyoma research. Conclusion(s): The conference brought together scientists in biomedicine, epidemiology, basic research, therapeutics, and translational medicine and fostered an exchange of scientific information among members of the uterine leiomyoma research and health care communities. This document summarizes this exchange and outlines research needs and recommendations for future research directions.
AB - Objective: To summarize the proceedings of the Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research: 2nd NIH International Congress, which was convened on February 24-25, 2005 by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Design: Scientific information was presented at a 2-day conference, which was a collaborative effort of agencies across the DHHS and members of the academic, clinical, and medical communities involved in uterine leiomyoma research. Conclusion(s): The conference brought together scientists in biomedicine, epidemiology, basic research, therapeutics, and translational medicine and fostered an exchange of scientific information among members of the uterine leiomyoma research and health care communities. This document summarizes this exchange and outlines research needs and recommendations for future research directions.
KW - NIH conference summary
KW - clinical treatment
KW - clinical/basic studies
KW - fibroid
KW - research recommendations
KW - uterine leiomyoma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.116
DO - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.116
M3 - Article
C2 - 17027353
AN - SCOPUS:33749251436
SN - 0015-0282
VL - 86
SP - 800
EP - 806
JO - Fertility and sterility
JF - Fertility and sterility
IS - 4
ER -