Increasing rates of ectopic pregnancy: Women's hormone concentrations and the increasing rates of ectopic pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-235

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0029961085     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/11.2.233     Document Type: Review

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