Oestrogens and progesterone concentrations and risk of ectopic pregnancy: An epidemiological point of view

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 236-238

  Parazzini, Fabio ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENARCHE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 0029870199     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.236     Document Type: Short Survey

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